Dr Fredrick Awhen Opoh, Dr Fidelis Abunimye Unimna, Dr Sylvester Akongi Unimke, Rosemary Alorye Abuh, Okah Obal Ebriba & Effime Eunice Samuel
Abstract
This study was carried out to examine the influence of family structure on emotional adjustment of senior secondary school students in Ogoja Education Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria. One null hypothesis was formulated to guide the study. The ex-post facto design was adopted for this study. The population of the study comprised 5305 senior secondary school II (SSS 2) students in the zone. Stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used to select 200 SS2 students as the sample. The instrument that was used in gathering data for this study is the Students’ Family Structure and Emotional Adjustment Questionnaire (SFSEAQ). The reliability of the instrument was established by split-half method with a coefficient of .72. The statistical tool used to analyze the data was Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The finding revealed that there was significant influence of family structure on emotional adjustment of students in the study area. It was recommended, among others, that parents should for the sake of their children’s upbringing adhere to their marital vows, so as to improve their emotional adjustment in the ever evolving and dynamic society.