TIME MANAGEMENT, PEER INFLUENCE AND STUDY HABITS AS CORRELATES OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN PRIVATE CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IBADAN ARCHDIOCESE

Many adolescents begin school with a thirst for Learning. They keenly and inquisitively hunt for new or challenging tasks. Therefore, it can be extrapolated that adolescents begin school intrinsically motivated. However, over time, this thirst for learning, and hunger for academic achievement wane drastically, owing to factors such as low intelligent quotient, Lack of mechanism to act purposefully, inability to think rationally, inadvertent handling of academic tasks, poor time managcm1'11t, poor study habit and negative peer influence among others. In the Light of rids perspecrive, this study investigated time management, peer influence, and srudy habits as correlates of academic achievement motivation among adolescents in private catholic secondary schools in lbadan archdiocese.' Using a descriptive survey, a sample of 400 students were randomly drawn from four private catholic secondary schools in lbadan archdiocese. Four validated instruments were used. Also three research questions were raised and three hypotheses generated. Test of stat/sties used to test the research- questions and hypotheses at 0.05 levels of significance were Multiple Regression Analysis and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The results show that there is relationship between the variables (independent and dependent) · (r = .229, p<0.05) identified in the study. The independent variables (time m(IIICIX('mt•nt, peer influence and stud\' habi1 significant and relative contributiw· <ffect ( F(3,396) = 9.356; R ·= .251 .066, Adj. R2 = 0.59; P < .05) tm tlw academic achievement motiva; adolescents in private catlwlif ,\'t't'otulary schools in lbadan Arclu. (dependent variable) with study habit contributing the most anG management the least (Time MmlfliWIIIIJIII (fJ = -. 139, P <. 05), Study Hab .243, P .05). Based on thejindin study recommended that school HoinJ: adolescents should be given nee support, attention and dlrt•crion by tilt• school authorities, parents a. society to stimulate their desire to attain actldemic success in school. Keywords: Time Management, Peer Influence, Study Habits, Ace Achievement Motivation, Adolescents, Private Catholic Secondary Students, lbadan Archdioces

Socio-Demographic Factors As Predictor Of Parents’ Perspectives On Incorporating HIV and AIDS Education In Lagos State Secondary Schools, Nigeria: Behavioural Science Intervention Implications

Correlational Research design was adopted to examine the predictive influence of some socio-demographic variables on perspectives of parents towards the inclusion of HIV and AIDS education in Lagos State schools. Four hundred parents of pupils and students of four primary and secondary schools with diverse demographic characteristics within Lagos metropolis were randomly drawn for the study. A 38-item self-report Parents-of-Adolescents HIV and AIDS/Sexuality Education Attitudinal questionnaire (r = 0.71) was adopted for data collection. Descriptive statistics and Multiple Regression analysis were used for data processing.  Results revealed that the eight independent variables jointly predicted parents’ perspectives on HIV and AIDS education in schools. However, taken separately, level of education ((β = 2.692, T = 4.157 P &lt;0.05), marriage type (β 1.699, T = 2.703, P &lt; 0.05), sex (β= -1.520, T = 2.414 P &lt;0.05) and occupation (β = -1.322, T = 1.843 P &lt; 0.05) contributed significantly to the prediction whereas, religion, tribe, occupation and social economic status did not. The implications of the findings were discussed and it was suggested that counselling psychologists should take into cognizance variables identified to be significant in this study when designing and implementing HIV and AIDS intervention for parents in Lagos State schools. Keywords:     Adolescent Perspective, Daily Interactions and Relationship Quality Socio-Demographic, Predictors, HIV and AIDS Educatio

An HIV-STI risk reduction program among undergraduate students at a northern Nigerian university: a randomized controlled field trial

Aim This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a peer-led human immunodeficiency virus-sexually transmitted infections (HIV-STI) intervention program based on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model among undergraduate students at Ahmadu Bello University in northern Nigeria. Subjects and methods We utilized a randomized controlled field trial design to investigate the impact of an HIV-STI intervention program on participants’ HIV-related and STI knowledge, sexual risk behaviors, attitudes towards HIV and STI prevention, and disentanglement of stigmas. Participants were randomized to either the intervention group or the control group. An 8-h peer-led integrated HIV-STI prevention program comprised of four structured modules was developed and delivered to the intervention group, while the control group received another 8-h program on career development. Two-way repeated measure analysis of variance was applied to assess the effectiveness of the intervention. The outcome measures were assessed at baseline, immediately post-intervention, and at 3 months and at 6 months post-intervention. Results Respondents in the intervention arm showed significant improvements in knowledge about HIV and STIs, and in sexual risk behaviors and attitudes towards HIV-STI prevention. Conversely, there was no difference in tolerance toward people living with HIV assessed using the stigma scale. There were significant main effects for group (F = 155.94, p ≤ 0.001, η2 = 0.401); time (F = 248.35, p ≤ 0.001, η2 = 0.516), and group × time interaction (F = 162.96, p ≤ 0.001, η2 = 0.412) for HIV-related knowledge. Similarly, the main effects for group, time, and group × time interaction for STI knowledge, sexual risk behaviors, and attitudes were also significant. Conclusions The peer-led HIV-STI intervention program developed was effective in improving knowledge and attitudes about HIV prevention and reducing sexual risk behaviors among the university students.Scopu