Influence of Social Vices on Performance in Social Studies among Secondary School Students in Calabar Education Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The thrust of this study was to examine social vices and academic performance of students in Social Studies in CalabarEducation Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of this study, three hypotheses were formulated toguide the study. Literature review was carried out accordingly. Survey research design was adopted for the study. A sampleof four hundred and eighty-eight (488) students from a population of 5,039 was randomly selected through the stratifiedsampling for the study. Questionnaire was the main instrument used for data collection. The reliability estimate of theinstruments was established through Cronbach Alpha reliability method. Regression analysis was the statistical techniqueemployed to test the hypotheses under study. Each hypothesis was tested at .05 level of significance. The result of theanalysis revealed that, cultism, drug abuse and Examination malpractice truancy significantly predicted academicperformance of students in Social Studies in Calabar Education Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria. Based on the findingsof the study it was recommended among others that government and non-governmental agencies and the media should stepup their campaigns against cultism and its destructive tendencies. The evil nature of cultism should be explained to Studentsat all levels through sensitization, seminars, workshops, symposium, posters, handbills and public lectures.
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7214522145
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