Authors : D.A. Adeyemo and V.A. Torubeli
Abstract: The study investigated self-efficacy, self-concept and peer-influence as correlates of academic performance among adolescents in transition. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The simple random sampling technique was used to select 300 participants in senior secondary school one from six secondary schools in Yenagoa metropolis of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Of the total sample, (144) were boys, while the remaining (156) were girls. Their age ranged between 12 and 18 years with a calculated mean age of 14.6 years and SD of 2.2. The students responded to three valid and reliable instruments, student self-efficacy questionnaire, self-concept inventory and peer-influence questionnaire. Data analysis involved the use of step-wise multiple regression procedure to examine the predictive effect of the three variables on the academic performance. The result indicated that the three variables were effective in predicting students academic performance. Each of the variables also contributed significantly to the prediction of students� academic performance. Based on the findings it was suggested that school counselling psychologists should assist students in transition to develop self-efficacy, self-concept and positive peer relations.
D.A. Adeyemo and V.A. Torubeli , 2008. Self-Efficacy, Self-Concept and Peer Influence as Correlates of Academic Achievement among Secondary School Students in Transition . Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 5: 10-16.