RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOREDOM AND DEVIANT BEHAVIOR ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SOKOTO METROPOLIS, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study was motivated by the observations of the writers on the state of this harmony caused by contraints and state of disobidience to norms, situation, and constituted authorities coupled with interplay of these variables with academic performance of students in secondary schools. The reseachers used correlational method to examine the relationship between boredom and deviant behaviour on academic performances of senior secondary school students in Sokoto Metropolis. Purposive sampling method was used to select five (5) out of twenty three (23) senior secondary schools while Proportionate and random sampling methods was used to choose 327 students out of the population of 2078 SS 1 secondary school students. Three instruments were used after ascertaining their ,validity and reliability indices. Three research hypotheses were formulated and tested using pearson moment correlation and regression analysis. The findings shows that, among the three variables deviant behaviour seems to relate more positively with academic performance, implying that it affects academic performance more than boredom. Some of the recommendations offerred are call on collaborative efforts between school and parents to lessing the workload and series of examinations on senior secondary school students. Counsellors should assist with study skills and behaviour management strategies to help solve issues related to boredom, deviancy and poor performance among students.