Factors Responsible for Aggressive Behaviour Among Students in Anambra State on their Academic Performance

Academic Paper from the year 2022 in the subject Pedagogy - Adult Education, grade: 5, , language: English, abstract: The paper sought to identify the factor responsible for aggressive behaviour among secondary school student in Anambra State as a correlate to their academic performance. The study adopted correlation survey design. The population of the study was all the 259 guidance and counseling teachers in all the public secondary school in the state. One research questions and one null hypotheses guided the study. A 17-item questionnaire was used for data collection. Analysis was done using mean scores and standard deviation was use to answer the question using independent t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The analysis revealed the following: the family background, regular conflict, at home, peer group influence, poor self concept, drug addiction and mass media are some factors responsible for aggressive behaviour among secondary school students. the study recommend that parents should be role model, have good relationship with their children, know the kind of friends their children keep, be careful with the kind of films and book their children are exposed to.