Ezra Sabo Litpan
Abstract
This paper investigated the relationship of Mental Health, Socio-Economic Background and Academic Achievement among Students of Federal College of Education Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Research questions and hypotheses were formulated in line with the study objectives. The design adopted was correlational design. The population of this study was made up of eight hundred and eighty-seven (887) students. The sample of this study is 270 NCE II students. Three instruments were used for this study. The instruments are Mental Health Inventory (MHI), Socioeconomic Background Inventory and students’ academic achievement result. Pearson Product Moment Correlation PPMC was used to test the hypotheses. The finding of the study revealed that significant relationships exist between mental health, socio-economic background and academic achievement. It was recommended, among others, that college psychologists should address students with mental health problems for better academic achievement.