GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

This study was to investigate the effect of family type on the deviant behaviour of secondary school students in the Uyo Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State. An Expost-facto research design was used for the study. The study area was Uyo Senatorial District. The population of the study comprised of all secondary school students in the study area. Cluster and random sampling techniques was used to select 1 teacher and 20 students each from 4 schools selected from each of the 5 local government areas, giving a total of 400 respondents that comprised the sample size used for this study. The instrument used for data collection was a researcher-developed questionnaire titled "Family Type and Students Deviant Behaviour (FVSDB)". Face and content validation of the instrument was carried out by a supervisor and a lecturer in test and measurement in the Faculty of Education, University of Uyo, Uyo. Instrument reliability was tested using the Cronbach Alpha technique. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.94. The data obtained was analyzed using descriptive statistics and independent t-test used to analyse the hypotheses. The result was tested for significance at 0.05 alpha levels. The data obtained was analyzed using descriptive statistics and independent t-test used to analyse the hypotheses. The result was tested for significance at 0.05 alpha levels. The study concluded that family type has significant influence on deviant behaviour of secondary school students in Uyo Senatorial District, meaning that secondary school students in Uyo Senatorial District who are from polygamous family are associated with more deviant behaviour of than their counterparts in monogamous families. One of the recommendations made in the study was that the government should regularly organize workshops or seminars for parents to teach them the various ways they can use to bring up their children, especially in polygamous families.

KEYWORDS:           Family type, deviant behavior, secondary school, Uyo Senatorial District and Akwa Ibom State