Perceived Causes and Incidences of Deviant Behaviour Among Secondary School Students in Kwara State

Jacob Olumayowa Ayorinde, Lateef Omotosho Adegboyega

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This paper examined causes and incidences of deviant behaviour among secondary school students in Ilorin-east LGA of Kwara State. The research design adopted in this study was descriptive survey. The population comprised all secondary school students in Ilorin-east Local Government Area of Kwara State. The target population were all SSS II students. 10 secondary schools were sampled, while from each selected school 40 senior secondary school two (SSS II) were randomly selected from each school selected. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 400 students out of 3609 SSS II students in selected schools across the L.G.A (Ilorin East). A questionnaire tagged “Causes and Incidences of Deviant Behaviour Questionnaire†(CIDBQ) was adapted from Moses (2013) was used to collect data from the respondents. The independent t-test and Analysis of Variance were used to test null hypotheses formulated at 0.05 alpha level. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that shool administrators should clearly spelt out the rules and regulations of the school to students and punish any devaint behaviour act. This can be done during orientation programmes and on the assembly ground. The educational psychologists and counsellors can enlighten the teachers, parents and the community on the causes of deviant behaviours among adolescents.


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