SELF-CONCEPT AND ACADEMIC ADJUSTMENT OF UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

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Academic experiences of students at the university level are different in many ways from what the students have had in secondary schools. As a result of this, most students upon entering the university as first-timers are likely faced with the problems of adjusting to the new academic environment. The thrust of the paper therefore was to ascertain the pattern of academic adjustment of university undergraduates as well as the influence of students’ self-concept on it. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population of the study consisted of all university undergraduates in Ondo State. The sample comprised 1,376 students selected using the multi–stage sampling technique. Three universities (One Federal, one State and one Private) were purposively selected based on ownership. From each university, two Faculties were selected using simple random sampling technique. Sixty undergraduates offering compulsory courses from Parts One to Four were selected using convenience sampling technique. Two adapted instruments titled “Academic Adjustment Inventory (AAI)” and “Self-Concept Questionnaire (SCQ)” were used to collect data for the study. The reliability of the instruments yielded Cronbach’s Alpha of 0.83 and Guttman’s results of 0.72 for AAI while SCQ also yielded Cronbach’s Alpha of 0.89 and Guttman’s result of 0. 86 respectively. These showed that both instruments were appropriate for the study. The data collected were analyzed using percentage and Chi-Square statistical methods. The results showed that 48.4% of the university undergraduates had good pattern of academic adjustment. It was showed that positive self-concept with 55.2% was the prevalent self-concept among the undergraduates. Finally, the results showed that self-concept had a significant influence on students’ academic adjustment (56. 300 at p < 0. 05).   It was concluded that the level of self-concept of a student played a great part in determining the adjustment pattern of such student.

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