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Relationship Between Step-fathering And Personality Development
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1.2Statement of the Problem
The most
turbulent state of human development is agreeably the adolescent stage.
The adolescent is characterized by identify crises aggressive, hostile
and manifest destructive behaviour. This problem relates to step
father’s attitudes and styles in reaching out to the adolescent since it
affects his confidence level in relating with people he comes across
when the adolescent step child is not able to relate well, he becomes
withdrawn, feels rejected, depreciated and frustrated. Invariably his
level of concentration in school, motivation to learn and performance in
subjects becomes negatively affected. It is a truism that step
fathering style of discipline, occupation, temperament and occupation,
of the step father variously influence the students’ personality
development his social orientation and other factors. This study in any
case examines the relationship between step fathering and personality
development among SS II students in Mainland Local Government Area of
Lagos State.
1.3Purpose of the Study
The main purpose of this
study is the relationship between step fathering and personality
development among senior secondary school students in Mainland Local
Government Area of Lagos State.
Other specific objectives of this study are:
(1) To find out the extent step-fathering relates to the personality development of children in secondary schools.
(2) To find out whether there is a significant influence of step-fathering and the social adjustment of students.
(3) Find out whether there is gender difference in step-fathering style.
(4) To find out whether culture has significant impact on step fathering.
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To find out whether step-fathering has significant influence on the
academic achievement of students in secondary schools.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study attempted to investigate the relationship between step-fathering and personality development among SS II students in secondary schools in Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State.Relevant literature review was carried out under sub-headings.The descriptive research survey was used to assess the opinions of the selected respondents using the questionnaire and the sampling technique.One hundred and twenty (120) respondents were selected and used as samples to represent the populati ... Continue reading---
