Personality Traits as Correlates of Social Adjustment among Secondary School Students in Afikpo Education Zone of Ebonyi State

Abstract

This study investigated the personality traits as correlates of social adjustment among secondary school students in Afikpo education zone of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The study was based on personality traits of openness to experience and consciousness. Two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the work. The research adopted correlation survey design. Multi stage proportional random sampling technique was used to obtain a sample of 408 out of a population 1360 Senior Secondary II (SS II) students in the education zone. Instrument for data collection was adapted questionnaire titled Student’s Personality and Social Adjustment Scale (SPSAS). Data collected were analyzed using correlation matrices and multiple regression analysis. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The major findings were: There is significant correlation between personality traits of openness to experience to students’ social adjustment and the personality traits of conscientiousness equally correlates highly to students’ social adjustment. Based on the findings, the researchers recommend that the family which is the bedrock of personality development should improve on her responsibilities as the basic agency of socialization. All that are needed for the stability of the family should be encouraged.