INFLUENCE OF HIGH-HANDEDNESS ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC AND PSYCHO-SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT IN FCT ABUJA, NIGERIA

Abstract

The descriptive survey research method of the correctional type was adopted for the study. The sample for the study comprised two hundred and eighty-two senior secondary school students selected in the three area councils using a multistage sampling procedure. An instrument titled "High-handedness and Psycho-social Adjustment Questionnaire" (HPAQ) was employed in gathering data for the study. Results revealed that 93.3% of senior secondary school students in FCT Abuja, Nigeria experienced a low level of high-handedness while 68.8% and 62.4%, respectively, exhibited a high level of academic and psychosocial adjustment. Also, high-handedness significantly influences the academic and psychosocial adjustment of senior secondary students in the FCT Abuja, Nigeria. The study concludes that high-handedness was a significant determinant of the academic and psychosocial adjustment of the senior secondary students. It is therefore recommended that the school administrators, in collaboration with parents and other critical stakeholders, should further work towards ensuring that the case of high-handedness is completely eradicated in the school system.