RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INSECURITY, DEPRESSION AND STUDENTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN NIGERIA: IMPLICATION FOR GUIDANCE
Published 2023-10-13
Keywords
- Insecurity,
- Depression,
- Academic Achievement,
- Guidance
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Abstract
The recent occurrence in Nigeria as regards to insecurity which has led many to their early grave and many children helpless, depressed and astray and these account for the incessant social vices amongst youths in Nigeria. The rate at which insecurity in Nigeria is degenerating called for concern among Nigerians especially counsellors, pastors, teachers and researchers in order to find lasting solution to these issues at hand, this solution on how to curb this menace gave birth to the topic entitled relationship between insecurity, depression and students’ academic achievement in Nigeria. In the course of carrying out this study it was discovered that so many factors were responsible for insecurity in Nigeria and some of which are poverty, religion, political factors, illiteracy unemployment amongst others. The study recommended amongst others that parents and other stakeholders in education should do more to inculcate the right attitude and values in the life of the students in order to bring the issues of insecurity being perpetrated by youths in Nigeria to the barest minimum if not eradicated and in order to bring the effects such as depression on students to nil.