ABSTRACT
The study examined the psychosocial problems of adolescents in Ilorin metropolis.
Two hundred randomly selected samples responded to the psychosocial problems of adolescent questionnaire. Data collected were analysed with frequency counts percentage and t-test.
The results indicated that adolescents suffered from problems arising from fear of oppression negligence, discriminated education and hopelessness. It was also revealed there that there were no significant differences in the psycho-social problems on the basis of sex, religion and parents education. But significant differences was of solved on the basis of age group.
Based on the findings in the study, it was recommended that all stakeholders on education should core together to issues in alleviating the problems of the adolescents, that guidance and counselling should made functional in all schools to provide services for students.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS PAGE
TITLE PAGE i
CERTIFICATION ii
DEDICATION iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv
ABSTRACT vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS vii
LIST OF TABLES x
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 4
Purpose of the Study 6
General Questions 7
Research Questions 7
Research Hypotheses 8
Significance of the Study 9
Delimitation and Scope of the Study 11
Definition of Terms (Operational Definitions) 12
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE
Concept and Onset of Adolescents 14
Adolescence as a period of storm, stress and
change 19
Factors Responsible for poor Study Habits by
Adolescents 24
How to Cultivate Good Study Habits by Adolescents 27
Problems of Adolescent 31
Summary of the Related Literature Reviewed 33
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHOD
Research Design 35
Population of the Study 36
Sample and Sampling Techniques 36
Instrumentation 37
Validity of the Instrument 38
Reliability of the Instrument 38
Administration of the Instrument 39
Data Analysis 39
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Results 40
Discussion of Findings 46
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary 51
Conclusion 52
Implication of the Study 53
Recommendations 53
Limitations of the Study 56
Suggestions for Further Study 56
REFERENCES 57
APPENDIX 59
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Distribution of Respondents by Gender 40
Table 2: Distribution of respondents by Age 41
Table 3: Distribution of respondents by parents’ Education 42
Table 5: t-test analysis of male and female adolescents 43
Table 6: t-test analysis of young and old adolescents 44
Table 7: t-test analysis of adolescents by parents education 45
Table 8: t-test analysis of adolescents based on
Religion 46
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study
Human being progress through a series of developmental stage and each stage has its character tics developmental tasks. Bukoye (2005) suggested that there are some tasks the adolescents must solve during this stage of development, such as a more masculine or feminine role, acceptance of his physique, and acquisition of emotional and financial independence from the significance others and advancing a social responsible a socially responsible behaviour.
Any period of chance is likely to be a period fraught with problem, therefore, the attainment of maturity and development as well as change and aspirations during adolescent may be accompany by many potential difficulties. The degree of difficulty and individual experience may be function of cultural and societal expectations. The period of adolescence has generated a lot of controversy as regards the problems adolescents encounter. Some findings conclude that the period is stormy and stressful Hake (2002) add that is it is complicated by the nature of the developmental task of this period. Such adolescent tasks include:-
– Learning to accept one’s physique
– Forming new relations with age mates of both sexes
– Selecting and preparing for an occupation
– Developing intellectual skills and concepts necessary for civic competence
– Devising and accruing socially responsible behaviours
– Learning to play appropriate sex roles
Other findings maintain that storm and stress are not inevitable direct product of adolescent but instead appear to originated in cultural and societal expectations. Peck (2005).
Adeniyi (2005) emphasized that there are some biological, emotion and cultural dilemmas the adolescent may face. For example, he may experience some conflict due to his increase sex drive and his inability to graffiti them because of social inhibitions and pressures. Through he is no longer a child; he is still treated as one. He desires to free himself from control of his parent but cannot afford to give them up. Moreover, there are many grown-up duties and responsibilities that he is expected fulfill although he does not enjoy adult rights.
The observation of Nigerian adolescents through books and less scientific and authoritative sources such as the news papers, magazine, radio, television, internet, letter, text message, hearsay, peaceful and violent demonstrations, sneaking out of school, unwholesome writing on the classrooms and toilets walls, to name a few shows that adolescents are not achieving their developmental tasks without difficulty. It is probable that many youths healthy personal growth is by omission or commission hampered. The pursuit of their personal growth by themselves, or by other people on their behalf should be a legitimate goal in the society.
Statement of the problem