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SELF ESTEEM, GENDER AND RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION AS PREDICTORS OF AGGRESSION AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN ANAMBRA STATE
| Abstract: This study examined self-esteem, religious affiliation and gender as predictors of aggression among secondary school adolescents in Anambra State. The participants comprised two hundred and forty senior secondary school students drawn from 24 secondary schools in the six education zones of Anambra State. The age range of the respondents was between 18 and 24 years with mean age of 14.70 and standard deviation of 1.73. Through stratified random sampling technique a total of 240 (120 males & 120 females) respondents were selected for the study. The study determined the power of self-esteem, religious affiliation and gender in predicting aggression. The study was guided by three null hypotheses stated at 0.05 level of significance. Three instruments; index of self-esteem, Buss Perry aggressive questionnaire, and religious affiliation questionnaire were employed for data collection. The three step multiple regression statistics was used to analyze the data. The result showed that gender has a significant predictor-power on aggression. Self-esteem and religious affiliation did not significantly predict aggression. The result of the study was consistent with other previous studies. The outcome of the study suggest that counseling psychologists and other professionals involved in behavior modification should consider self-esteem, religious affiliation and gender while handling cases of aggression in adolescents. Based on the findings of the study and limitations thereof, the researcher recommends the need to carry out a similar study in other geo-political zones with a larger sample so as to make comparisons. Again, there is need to carryout studies on the effect of other variables on aggression in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. © Ideal True Scholar KEYWORDS: |
| Keywords: self esteem, gender, religious affiliation, predictor, Anambra state. |
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