Family Climate and Peer Pressure as Predictors of Academic Achievement Motivation of Secondary School Students in Enugu State, Nigeria
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Family Climate, Peer Pressure, Academic Achievement Motivation, Secondary School StudentsAbstract
This study investigated family climates and peer pressure as correlates of students’ academic
achievement motivation in public secondary schools in Agbani Education zone, Enugu State.
The study adopted correlational design. The population of the study comprised 8086 students
in public secondary schools in Agbani Education zone, Enugu State. The sample for the study
comprised 480 students in public secondary schools drawn using multistage sampling
techniques. The instruments used for collecting data for the study were questionnaires viz:
Family Climate Questionnaire (FCQ), Peer Pressure Questionnaire (PPQ) and Academic
Achievement Motivation Questionnaire (AAMQ). The instruments were validated by two
experts in the field of Guidance Counselling and one in Measurement and Evaluation. A trial
test of the instrument was conducted, and the reliability of the instrument was computed
using Cronbach Alpha method. The direct delivery and retrieval method was used in
administering the questionnaire. The research questions and hypotheses were analyzed using
Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient and simple linear regression. The study's
findings revealed that students were influenced by peer pressure in their academic
achievement motivation in Agbani Education Zone in Enugu State. Recommendations were
made, which include that the state government through the state ministry of education, should
collaborate with school principals and school guidance counsellors to organize orientation
on the influence of peers on academic achievement motivation of students.
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