EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OWERRI

Abstract

The study investigates emotional resilience and its impact on the academic performance of secondary school students. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between emotional resilience and academic performance among secondary school students. The study comprised a population of 32,068 students in secondary schools in Owerri Municipal Council of Imo State. A sample of 156 participants randomly selected from three secondary schools was used. The schools were randomly assigned to the two treatment conditions (emotional resilience training techniques) and control group. Questionnaires and achievement tests were employed to generate data for the study. Two research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The hypotheses were tested using a descriptive statistical method, analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient of 0.81 and 0.64, respectively. The study revealed that there is a positive relationship between emotional resilience skills and academic performance, such that developing the emotional resilience skills of a student will lead to the enhancement of his/her academic performance. Thus, there is a need to inculcate the development of emotional resilience skills into the school curriculum. This is considered important because of its impact on improving the academic performance of students. The findings of this study may assist stakeholders in the education sector in developing a better understanding of the effects of emotional resilience on the academic performance of secondary school students.