THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADOLESCENT SELF-CONCEPT AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KEFFI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NASARAWA STATE

The study was designed to investigate the relationship between adolescent self-concept and academic performance of Senior Secondary School Students in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Two hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted the correlation design. A total of350 respondents which was the population of the senior secondary school students ss 2 were used. Self-concept items developed by Carl Rogers (1957) were adapted and renamed Self Concept Academic Performance Inventory (SCAPI) for use. The data collected was analysis using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and t-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study found that there is a significant relationship between positive self concept and academic performance of students. Students with positive self concept should be encouraged to sustain the tempo through the numerous ways. There is a significant negative relationship between negative self concepts on academic performance of adolescent students.