Benue State University, Makurdi

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND DEVIANT ACADEMIC BEHAVIOUR AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN JALINGO EDUCATION ZONE, TARABA STATE – NIGERIA; IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNSELLING

N. N. Adamu (PhD)
Department of Guidance and Counselling, Taraba State University, Jalingo Taraba State Nigeria

C. Y. Menchak
Department of Guidance and Counselling, Taraba State University, Jalingo Taraba State Nigeria

N. W. Adamu
Department of Chemistry, Borno State University, Maiduguri, Borno State Nigeria

A. S. Karfe (PhD)
Department of Guidance and Counselling, Taraba State University, Jalingo Taraba State Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated Substance Abuse andDeviant academic behaviour among Senior Secondary School Students in Jalingo Education zone of Taraba state, Nigeria. To guide the study one research questionwas raise while one hypothesis was formulated. Descriptive survey research design was used. The population of this study comprised all the SSII students of 2019/ 2020 academic session in Jalingo Education zone of Taraba State with total enrolment of four thousand, five hundred and ninety-four students. (4594). Purposeful random sampling was used to collect the sample of three hundred and six-eight (368). Research instrument titled; Substance Abuse and Deviant Academic Behaviour Questionnaire [SADABQ] was used to collect data. The reliability of instrument was established using Cronbach-alpha method. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation while inferential statistics of chi-square was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significant.The instrument was pilot tested and the mean reliability index was 0.705. The findings of the study revealed that substance abuse leads to many deviant academic behavior among students. It was recommended that the Policy Makers of the State should develop a strong comprehensive policies that prohibits harmful substances especially in schools.

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