CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Stealing, lying, fighting, prostitution, smoking, and other deviant behaviors displayed by secondary school pupils are not attributes learned in the classroom through formal learning, but rather as a result of misdirection and the failure to manage early childhood events. Children who have been exposed to high-risk situations such parental depression, communal violence, physical abuse, or the death of a parent. In the case of a parent who is abusing substances, When a child is separated from a parent or caregiver, it can be difficult to cope. Sexual assault, Poverty causes stress. A sudden and/or life-threatening medical condition, There is a lot of violence (at home, at school, or in the surrounding community). Accidents. Bullying, cyberbullying, and other forms of maladjustment cause more maladjustment than those who do not, leading to deviant conduct. It has been found that a significant proportion of secondary school pupils engage in deviant behavior, which is in violation of societal norms and rules. Deviant behavior is characterized as breaking a community’s or a social behavior’s established laws and regulations, such as engaging in criminal activity, intoxication, school indiscipline, home prostitution, cultism, gambling, and so on. Some children, however, are more resilient than others who have experienced trauma earlier in life. Such youngsters are more equipped to transform the negative circumstances of the past into a brighter future. The school, parents, and government all have a responsibility to play in helping the victims rebuild their lives. The goal of the research is to provide an assessment of childhood trauma and resilience.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
Trauma that occurs as a result of events that occur during a child’s early years has a substantial impact on the child’s behavior. Children who have been exposed to high-risk factors such as parental depression, communal violence, physical abuse, or the death of a parent. In the case of a parent who is abusing substances, When a child is separated from a parent or caregiver, it can be difficult to cope. Sexual abuse, poverty-related stress, A sudden and/or life-threatening medical condition, There is a lot of violence (at home, at school, or in the surrounding community). Accidents, Bullying/cyberbullying, marital abuse, incarceration, and a parent with a mental illness. Emotional abuse or neglect, as well as war and terrorism, cause more maladjustment than those who do not, leading to aberrant conduct. Crime, intoxication, and school indiscipline are examples of violations of societal norms and regulations. Some children, however, are more resilient than others who have experienced trauma earlier in life. Such youngsters are more equipped to transform the negative circumstances of the past into a brighter future. The school, parents, and government all have a responsibility to play in helping the victims rebuild their lives. The study’s problem is to look into childhood trauma, resilience, and locus of control as predictors of deviant conduct in high school pupils.
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The study’s basic goal is to look into childhood trauma, resilience, and locus of control as predictors of deviant conduct in secondary school children; nevertheless, the study’s specific goals are as follows:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the concepts of childhood trauma, resilience, and locus of control.
Determine the prevalence of deviant behaviors among secondary school students.
The purpose of this study was to look into the link between childhood trauma, resilience, and locus of control as predictors of deviant conduct in secondary school children.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
What is the relationship between childhood trauma, resilience, and locus of control?
What are the most common deviant behaviors among high school students?
What is the relationship between childhood trauma, resilience, and locus of control in secondary school children as predictors of deviant behaviors?
RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
Ho1: Childhood trauma, resilience, and locus of control as predictors of deviant behavior among secondary school students had no significant association.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The goal of this study is to assess the association between childhood trauma, resilience, and locus of control as predictors of deviant conduct in secondary school adolescents. The research will be extremely useful in secondary school student counseling.
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The research focuses on secondary school students’ perceptions of childhood trauma, resilience, and locus of control as predictors of deviant behaviour.
LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The research was hampered by logistical and geographical constraints.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
DEFINITION OF RESILIENCE
Resilience is defined as the ability to overcome adversity and return to a positive state of being. It is a good adaptation process that occurs in the face of substantial hardship or tragedy.
DEFINITION OF ADVERSITY
Adversity is a difficult life situation that might influence someone’s conduct, such as being exposed to communal violence, poverty, or war.
DEFINED CONTROL CENTER
The extent to which an individual has influence over the outcome of traumatic events in their lives, as opposed to external causes beyond their control, is referred to as locus of control.
THE TERM “POSITIVE ADAPTATION” HAS BEEN DEFINED.
Positive adaptation refers to a better response to a traumatic event.
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