INFLUENCE OF PERSONALITY TYPES ON ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OBIO/AKPOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF RIVER STATE

Abstract

This study investigated the 'Influence of Personality Types on Antisocial Behaviours among secondary school students in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State'. Type A and B personalities were the independent variables, while truancy, bullying, peer victimization, and aggression were the dependent variables. Four research questions and four null hypotheses guided the conduct of this study. The study adopted the ex-post facto research design. 600 secondary school students were used for the study and were drawn through stratified random sampling technique. Data was collected using two instruments, PTAS and ABAS. To establish the reliability of the instruments, Cronbach's Alpha method was used. PTAS, which were made up of two sections, had a coefficient of 0.69 for section A and 0.66 for section B. After adding and dividing their values by 2, the overall coefficient obtained was 0.65. On the other hand, the ABAS, which were made up of four sections, had the following coefficients: 0.74, 0.63, 0.64, and 0.68 respectively for truancy, bullying, peer victimization, and aggression. After adding the values and dividing by 4, the overall coefficient obtained was 0.68 for the Personality Type Assessment Scale and Antisocial Behaviour Assessment Scale, respectively.

The findings of the study revealed that Type A personality had a greater influence on truancy than Type B personality. On bullying, the findings showed that Type A personality had more influence than Type B personality. On peer victimization, the findings revealed that Type A personality had no influence on Type B personality. Then, on aggression, the findings indicated that Type A personality had a greater influence on Type B personality.

Some recommendations were made, among which is that efforts should be made by parents, school administrators, school guidance counselors, and classroom teachers in guiding the students, particularly those with Type A personality.