Perception of personality traits and adverse childhood experience as predictors of academic achievement among selected secondary school Students in Nyanya Abuja, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined Perception of personality traits and adverse childhood experience as predictors of academic achievement among selected secondary school student In Nyanya Abuja, Nigeria. This study investigated the Perception of personality Traits and adverse childhood experience as predictors of academic achievement among selected secondary school student. A survey research design was used to select a sample of 191 participants, population 377. In addition to providing demographic data, participants responded to (3) standardized self-report, questionnaires. Data was analyzed using appropriate descriptive and inferential statistics. On the whole, three hypotheses were formulated and inferentially tested at 0.05 level of significant, using simple linear and multiple regression analysis. Findings revealed that personality traits (openness to experience, extraversion, conscientiousness, neuroticism and agreeableness) significantly and jointly predicted academic achievement among secondary school students [R = .430; R2 = .185; F (5, 182) = 8.262; p<.001]. In addition, finding revealed that adverse childhood experience significantly predicted academic achievement among government secondary school students [β = -.379, t = -5.616; p = .001]. Given these results, findings confirm all the hypotheses formulated for the study and highlight the importance of addressing psychological and behavioral risk concluded and recommended Government should provide Interventions targeting, Schools management should provide strengthen guidance and counselling units to provide psychological support for students experiencing emotional.