INFLUENCE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON DELINQUENT BEHAVIOURS AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN LAPAI, NIGER STATE
Abstract
This study examined influence of emotional intelligence on delinquent behaviours among senior secondary school students in Lapai, Niger State. Three objectives guided the study, three research questioned were raised and answered. The study employed descriptive survey design. The population of this study comprised of four thousand, one hundred and fifty-five (4,151) senior secondary school students. Two hundred and ten (210) senior secondary school students were selected through multi-stage sampling procedure and used for the study. Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Delinquent Behaviour Questionnaire (IEIDBQ) was used to collect data for the study. Descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages were used to presents demographic information of the respondents; while mean and standard deviation were used to answered research questions. The findings of the study revealed that emotional intelligence influenced bullying behaviour among senior secondary school students in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State; emotional intelligence influenced truancy among senior secondary school students in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State; and emotional intelligence influenced drug abuse among senior secondary school students in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State. Based on the findings of the study, the researchers recommended among others that school guidance counsellors and school administrators should adopt emotional intelligence development intervention strategies to reduce truancy among students. School administrators and guidance counsellors are encouraged to incorporate emotional intelligence training into the curriculum or extracurricular activities for all senior secondary students. This ensures a consistent and inclusive approach to addressing truancy, leveraging emotional skills development as a universal strategy; and chool guidance counsellors and school administrators should adopt preventive and intervention programs aimed at enhancing emotional intelligence of all secondary school students, regardless of their class levels, age or gender.
Key Words: Emotional, Intelligence, Delinquent, Behaviour, Students.
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