Family Values and Abusive Tendencies of Secondary School Students in Akwa Ibom State: Implication for Education in the 21st Century
*1Asukwo Sunday Nseabasi, 2Catherine Ubong Akpan, and 3Anietie Bello Inyang
*1Department of Educational Foundations, Akwa Ibom State College of Education, Afaha Nsit
Email: nseabasi2k15@gmail.com
2Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Akwa Ibom state college of Education, Afaha Nsit, Nigeria Email: katebrilliant14@gmail.com ORCID: https://orcid. org/ 0009-007-6872-4565
3Department of Business Education, College of Education, Afaha Nsit, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Email: anietienng@gmail.com
Abstract
The study aimed at determining the relationship between family values and abusive tendencies of secondary school students in Akwa Ibom State: Implication for Education in the 21st Century. Two purposes of the study, two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted the correlational research design. The population of the study comprised all the 12,400 senior secondary two (SS2) students in the 250 public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. A sample size of 1,240 senior secondary two (SS2) students which represents 10 percent of the study population was selected for the study using multi-stage sampling procedure. A total number of 7 sampled Local Government Areas, 28 sampled schools as well as 20 percent of Senior Secondary 2 students per school were selected for the study using balloting method of random sampling. A self-structured questionnaire entitled “Family Values and Abusive tendencies of Students Questionnaire (FVATSQ)” was used for data collection. To establish the reliability of the FVATSQ, data were subjected to test of correlation and Cronbach Alpha statistics was applied for test of internal consistency of the instrument, which yielded the overall reliability index of 0.76 and 0.89 for the independent and dependent variables respectively. Data generated was analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) statistics, and the findings showed a very high positive and significant relationship between respect for human dignity, self-discipline and abusive tendencies of secondary school students in Akwa Ibom State. Conclusion was drawn from the research findings while the researcher recommends among other things that, parents should maintain a sense of dignity in the family by addressing members with a polite, cheerful and amiable voice so that the young can speak to others with dignity and respect while in school.
Keywords
Family, Values, Abusive Tendencies
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