ABSTRACT
The purpose of the study was to investigate correlates of delinquency among selected secondary
school students in Oye-Ekiti. The Family, peer group influence and Economic factors was used
as the independent variables to determine the association with delinquent behaviour. A cross
sectional research design was used in the study with a population study of 200 students ( 40
students from each school) from Concentric International School, Ekiti State Government
College,; Ilupeju High School, Itapa-Osin Community Compr~hensive High School and
Commtmity High School in Oye Local Government. Data for the study was collected through the
distribution of 200 copies of the questionnaire. Data analysis was done through SPSS using
univariate, bivariate and chi square was performed to test the association between the variables.
This study found that majority of the respondents was between 13-15 ( 45.5%) years old and with
more male (57.5%) than female (42.5%). Most of the respondents came from single-parent
families (25.0%) and most of them belonged to low income profile (27.0%) and were prone to
bad association with friends (28.0%) which increases the rate of delinquent acts notwithstanding
other factors that influence delinquent behaviour.
The findings of this study established a significant relationship between family, economic factors
peer group influence. The study established that the level of delinqdency in Oye-Ekiti is high as
56.2% respondents were insignificant delinquents while 43.8% were absolute delinquents. The
study's recommendations are that there is need eradicate poverty and that parents should pay proper attention to their children to restrain them from delinquent behaviour.
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MARTINS, AMARACHI "Correlates Of Delinquency Among Selected Secondary School Students In Oye Local Government, Ekiti State." Afribary. Afribary, 20 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/correlates-of-delinquency-among-selected-secondary-school-students-in-oye-local-government-ekiti-state. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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MARTINS, AMARACHI . "Correlates Of Delinquency Among Selected Secondary School Students In Oye Local Government, Ekiti State." Afribary (2021). Accessed November 23, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/correlates-of-delinquency-among-selected-secondary-school-students-in-oye-local-government-ekiti-state