SELF-CONCEPT AND PARENTAL NEGLECT AS PREDICTORS OF AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION SPECIAL OYO, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigates self-concept and parental neglect as predictors of aggressive behaviour among adolescents. The total population of the study constitutes of all students in Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents for the study, the research instrument used for the study is self-constructive questionnaire which was subjected to pilot study and validated at 0.70 before administered to the targeted population. Also, Descriptive statistics of frequency count and percentages to analyze the demographic data of the respondents while inferential statistics of Chi-square (x²) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level of significance. According to result of the findings it was revealed that there is significant relationship between self-concept and age on aggressive behaviour among adolescents with X² cal. value 80.87 greater than table value of 26.30, there is significant contribution of parental neglect and gender on aggressive behaviour among adolescents with X² value of 70.28 greater than table value of 25.30, there is significant difference between positive self-concept and parental neglect on aggressive behaviour of adolescents as the X² value of 105.06 is greater than the table value of 28.30 at alpha level of 0.05 respectively. Based on the result of the findings, it was recommended that among others that people with low-self-esteem behaviours should be helped to live an improved life styles by helping them to identify and challenge their negative beliefs about themselves and also, that neglectful parenting should be discouraging in the society by the government and non­governmental organizations in order to eradicate behaviours that dismiss child’s emotions and opinions.

Key words: Self-Concept,  Parental Neglect, Aggressive Behaviour,  Adolescents.