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The study examines the influence of peer group pressure on adolescent smoking habits in some selected secondary schools in Ifako Ijaiye, Local Government area of Lagos State. Influence of peer group pressure on adolescent smoking habits has more than ever before being posing serious threat to adolescent health. As such, government, parents and the society have seen the need to find a lasting solution to curbing the menace of smoking among a...

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This study was carried out to examine the impact of guidance and counselling on the academic performance and transition rate of secondary school student. Specifically, the study aims to ascertain the availability of guidance and counselling services in secondary schools, find out the benefit of guidance and counselling services on students’ academic performance, examine the influence of guidance and counselling ser...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Most individuals who are married actively want or anticipate attaining some level of marital satisfaction. In 1992, the Bureau of the Census of the United States revealed that tragically, 52 percent of marriages in the country end in divorce, which indicates that it is not present (Forwers, Montel, & Olson, 1996). As a result of this finding and others like it, there has been an increase in the amount of research done on...

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Regardless of their race, color, nationality, occupation, or level of education, everyone in the world experiences some sort of stress. Maxwell (2018) believed that stress manifested in several ways and impacted individuals of all ages and backgrounds. A person's education and experiences with stress should also expose him or her to the causes of stress, such as time limits, workload, health-related issues, and fin...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Education, in its broadest meaning, covers all of the processes that people go through throughout their lives in order to develop and, potentially, exploit their potentials via the acquisition of information, skills, talents, and attitudes required for effective societal existence (Umar, et al., 2012). Education has been defined as a critical and necessary component of every sort of growth (Jibrin, et al., 2012).  I...

Background of Study

Modern family planning helps women to avoid unwanted pregnancies, illegal abortions and child bearing that will threaten their own personal health and that of the children (Ogunbayo, 2007). Family planning involves two concepts – contraceptive use and family planning services which is used by couples to bring about healthy sexual relationships among them without fears of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infecti...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Mental health is a health issue that is in circulation, specifically among Nigerian youths. The information on the abnormal behavior has been given as one of the biggest issues facing every country, of which Nigeria and the young people are not an exception of both the challenges and the risks. It has been reported that the issue of mental health are now common in youths, with an estimate of one in five facing some form of em...

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The research was undertaken to justify the effectiveness or otherwise of counseling services in Taraba state, the research method used in this research is descriptive survey research method. The population of this research consists of students of secondary schools in Taraba state these schools consist of boarding, day and private schools. Population of the study was 1,800 SS III students in Wukari and Donga education zones of Taraba st...

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The quality of guidance and counseling services provided to secondary school students in Nigeria is paramount for it to have meaningful impact on students’ performance. The study was conducted to determine the quality of guidance and counseling services as a tool for improving students performance given by teacher counselors in public secondary schools in Enugu North Local Government.

The study sought to find out the level of training o...

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The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify how counselors are currently addressing the increasing mental health issues of their youths so that they can have proper personal development.  To accomplish this goal, three research questions were formulated to guide this study: 1) What are the experiences of counselors who provide support to learners who struggle with mental health issues?; 2) In what ways do counselors perceive their role...

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The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of covid-19 on marriage sustainability using selected families in Offa Local Government Kwara State as a case study. The study adopted a survey research design and with the aid of convenient sampling techniques, 120 participants who are parents residing in Offa Local Government Kwara State was enrolled for the study. A well structured questionnaire was issued to the respondent of which a total of...

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This study was carried out to examine the causes and effect of marital problems using Kaduna metropolis as a case study. The survey research design was used in this research. The researcher made use of structural questionnaire as the research instrument to collect relevant data from 120 respondents on the subject matter of the research out of which a total of 105 questionnaires was retrieved and analyzed using simple percentage. Findings in...

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This project work deal with effect of divorce and family organization on the academic performance of students in some selected schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. The purpose of the study is to identify the effect of divorce on the academic performance of students in secondary schools. In pursuance of the study certain problems, which required solutions were identified and they are;  

1. Students from broken h...

EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY

A single parent is one living without a spouse and on whose shoulders lay the higher responsibility of looking after a child. The single parent is the primary caregiver with whom the children have most residencies with. In most situations, it happens after separation or divorce and the mother becomes the main caregiver as the custodial parent, and the father becomes a minor giver as the noncustodial parent. In some instances though, such roles...

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Marriage is an institution whereby men and women are joined in a special kind of social and legal dependence for the purpose of founding and maintaining a family. Marriage by universal definition is the legal relationship between a husband and wife. It is a union between a man and a woman, at least so we thought until recently. Many marriages collapses like a wall immediately after the marriage has been arranged, this because most...

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The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of covid-19 on marriage sustainability using selected families in Awka North Local Government Anambra State as a case study. The study adopted a survey research design and with the aid of convenient sampling techniques, 120 participants who are parents residing in Awka North Local Government Anambra State was enrolled for the study. A well structured questionnaire was issued to the respondent of w...

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This study is aimed at identifying an assessment of the attitude of teachers towards guidance and counselling programmes in secondary schools in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State as a result of this, a number of hypothesis emerged and these include.

1. Lack of adequate facilities and materials for guidance and counselling centres in schools.

2.Lack of qualified personnel militated against organization of...

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This study was carried out on counselling for sustainable livelihoods with target clients using the Nigerian adolescents and youths in Ganjuwa local government area as case study. To achieve this 3 research questions were formulated.  The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprise of youths and adolescents in Ganjuwa local government area of Bauchi State...

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Secondary school students³ perceptions of examination malpractices and examination ethics were assessed. The participants were drawn from Secondary Schools in the Benin Metropolis of Nigeria. The study revealed that majority of the students believed that their indulgence in examination malpractice was a common occurrence, which will be difficult to eradicate. Parents, teachers and school principals were found to encourage che...

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Furthermore, internal displacement describes the situation of people who have been forced to leave their homes but have not left their country. Millions of people are uprooted from their homes or places of habitual residence each year in the context of conflict, violence, development projects, disasters and climate change and remain displaced within their countries’ borders. Millions more live in situations of protracted internal displac...

Background of the study

Marriage, which incorporates the coupling of two individuals having various interests, wants and needs, is a unique affiliation given shape by social guidelines and laws and fundamentally influences people's turn of events and self-acknowledge (Ersanlı and Kalkan, 2008). Capacities, for example, addressing the requirement for affection and being adored, meeting the two people's organic, social, mental and inspirationa...

ABSTRACT:- This study was carried out to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of women towards family planning services. Specifically, the study determined if women are aware of family planning, determined the various types of family planning known by women, determined the sources of information about family planning and, examined the negative attitude of women towards family planning. The study employed the survey descriptive rese...

ABSTRACT:- This study was carried out to examine the knowledge and practice of occupational safety among workers. Specifically, the study examined the extent of awareness of workers about the knowledge and practice of occupational safety, examined the various factors that may affect/influence employee health, investigated the extent to which workers comply to the laid down occupational safety and health measures and examined the factors that influence wo...

Abstract:- Policies that discourage violence against women and girls abound in Nigeria but have not been effectively implemented. Recorded history, recent events and happenings have shown that Nigerians still experience the occurrence of the most prevalent yet relatively hidden and ignored form of violence against women and girls. In Nigeria in recent times, findings from social research have shown that violence against women and girls is present in ever...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Domestic abuse is a problem that is entrenched in many societies across the globe and Nigeria is not an exception. Research in this area such as the one done by Ezeh, & Gage, (1998) has shown that this type of violence has traumatised many Nigerian couples. Domestic violence remains a persistent problem because of the power and control held by the abuser; the fear, intimidation and humiliation suffered by the victim of th...

Substances misuse among youths has been investigated for a long time, with the aim of specifically identifying and studying interventions that will minimize drug use in this group(1). Information on the relationship between risk behavior and use of substances in the societal environments is necessary for the development of effective preventive programs and to promote environment that are free of drugs and the violence generated by them. The maturing of this idea comes up with the growing reco...

Background of the study

People all over the world experience one form of stress or the other irrespective of their race, color and ethnicity, professional or academic background. Maxwell (2018) shared the view that stress came in several forms and affected people of all ages and walks of life.One’s knowledge and experiences of stress should also expose one to the causes of stress, such as time constraints, workload, health-related problem...

Background of the Study

In any contemporary society, the heart of the long process of preparing young people for life and work is centered in the educational system (Gesinde (1977)). But it has been observed that in Nigeria generally parental influence and vicarious experiences within one’s community in general contributes much to this preparatory process. Though the traditional Nigerian society had the problem of building the youth up, yet mo...

Background Of The Study

Substances misuse among youths has been investigated for a long time, with the aim of specifically identifying and studying interventions that will minimize drug use in this group(1). Information on the relationship between risk behavior and use of substances in the societal environments is necessary for the development of effective preventive programs and to promote environment that are free of drugs and the violence generated by them. The m...

1. Background of the study

People all over the world experience one form of stress or the other irrespective of their race, color and ethnicity, professional or academic background. Maxwell (2018) shared the view that stress came in several forms and affected people of all ages and walks of life.One’s knowledge and experiences of stress should also expose one to the causes of stress, such as time constraints, workload...