Impact of Depression on Academic Performance of Undergraduate Students of Kebbi University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Nigeria
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of depression on the academic performance of students in the faculty of education, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Nigeria. Three objectives and hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive Survey design was used and a sample size of 162 undergraduate 2 students from Faculty of Education were used. A close ended questionnaire and a researcher designed academic performance test were used to obtain responses from the students. Data collected for this study were analyzed using inferential statistics of Pearson Product Moment Correlation (r) tested at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The findings showed that significant relationship exists between depression and academic performance undergraduate 2 students, (r = -0.629, p < 0.05), significant relationship exist between depression and academic performance of undergraduate 2 male students, (r = -0.627, p < 0.05) and also significant relationship exist between depression and academic performance of undergraduate 2 female students, (r = -0.709, p < 0.05) similarly, on the basis of the result, recommendations were made among which are; Psychologists and school counselors should render psychological interventions to counsel undergraduate students who are depressed and to help them improve their academic performance. Similarly, Psychologists and school counselors should identify male undergraduate students with counseling needs and guide them by counseling to understand themselves and develop the ability to overcome and resolve problems or difficulties they come across.
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