Locus of control, risky taking behaviour and academic achievement of Secondary School Students: A case study of Namagabi Secondary School Kayunga District

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dc.contributor.author Nannungi, Juliana
dc.date.accessioned 2022-05-19T13:34:32Z
dc.date.available 2022-05-19T13:34:32Z
dc.date.issued 2022-03-20
dc.description A research dissertation submitted to the school of psychology in partial fulfillment for the award of a degree of Bachelor of arts in social sciences of Makerere university en_US
dc.description.abstract The study sought to examine the relationship between locus of control, risk taking behaviour and academic achievement among secondary school students. A quantitative design with the correlational method was adopted to establish the relationship between the variables. A total of 30 students participated in the study, data collected was analysed using statistical package for social scientists (SPSS), where Pearson correctional coefficient ® was used to test the significance of the hypotheses. The study revealed that there is no significant relationship between locus of control and academic achievement. The study also revealed that there is no significant relationship between locus of control and risk-taking behaviour. Furthermore, the study revealed that there is no significant relationship between locus of control and academic achievement. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship Self & Parents en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/12793
dc.publisher Makerere University en_US
dc.subject Locus of control, en_US
dc.subject Risky taking behaviour en_US
dc.subject Academic achievement en_US
dc.title Locus of control, risky taking behaviour and academic achievement of Secondary School Students: A case study of Namagabi Secondary School Kayunga District en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
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