Resilience and Locus of Control as Predictors of Delinquent Behaviour among Secondary School Students in Ado-Ekiti
Arowosegbe Christanah Kehinde & Adedayo Tolulope
Department of Psychology & Behavioural Studies
Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti
Email: ajilakehinde@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
This study investigates resilience and locus of control as predictors of delinquent Behaviour. Three hundred participants were used for this study. Three research instruments were used to measure the variable of interest and this include Deliquent Activity Scale aim to measure delinquent behavior among Secondary School Students, Resilience scale aim to measure resilience and Multidimensional Locus of Control aimed to measure individual locus of control. Two hypotheses were tested using Regression analysis and Pearson Correlation. The result of the study revealed that Resilience predicts Deliquent Behaviour and Locus of control does not predict Deliquent Behaviour. Findings are discussed according to the literatures and it is recommended that individual should avoid delinquent behavior at all cost in order to return sanity to the environment.
Keywords: Delinquent Behaviour, Resilience, Locus of Control
