AGREEABLENESS AND CONSCIENTIOUSNESS (BIG FIVE TRAITS) AS CORRELATES OF NEGLECT OF ADOLESCENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN TANGAZA AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS IN SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA

UMAR HAFIZ UMAR HAFIZ; MUHAMMAD SAMAILA MUHAMMAD SAMAILA; RAHMAN, U. A  RAHMAN, U. A; MADORAWA, MUHAMMAD MANDE MADORAWA, MUHAMMAD MANDE

UMAR HAFIZ Federal College of Education, Gidan Madi, Sokoto
MUHAMMAD SAMAILA Federal College of Education, Gidan Madi, Sokoto State, Nigeria
RAHMAN, U. A Federal College of Education, Gidan Madi, Sokoto
MADORAWA, MUHAMMAD MANDE Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, Sokoto State University

Abstract

The survey studied agreeableness and conscientiousness coming from the big-five personality theory by Fiske (1949) and McCrae & Costa (1987). The traits of agreeableness and conscientiousness were studied as correlates of neglect among adolescents in schools in Tangaza and neighbouring areas. Descriptive survey of correlational type was employed. Four research questions and two hypotheses were developed; six sub-hypotheses got tested. The eleven schools sited in Tangaza, Silame, and Binji local governments formed the population of the survey. Stratified, purposive, and simple random sampling techniques were used. The sample for the study was 164 generated from three randomly selected schools; two male schools and one female school. The sample was limited to this number due to high time constraint and other factors. Nonetheless, this number was thought to be enough to represent the entire population owing to the homogeneity of the schools, of the students, and of the localities affected. Instruments adopted in the research were the Neglect Assessment Scale (NAS) by Muhammad (2019) and the Big Five Inventory (Short) (BFI- 10) by Rammstedt & John (2007). Pearson r was the statistics used to test the hypotheses. Results showed there was no significant relationship between agreeableness and conscientiousness traits and neglect experience. Although no significant relationship in all the six sub-hypotheses, it was recommended that parents, guardians, and all other stakeholders responsible for child/adolescent care should be responsible so that the young human beings under their care received good care in order to develop positive personality as they transited into adulthood.