PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLES AS CORRELATES OF DYSLEXIA AMONG  SECONDARY SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN RIVERS STATE

Abiodun Adebunmi Omeife-Greg; O C Nwankwo

PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLES AS CORRELATES OF DYSLEXIA AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN RIVERS STATE

Abiodun Adebunmi Omeife-Greg, O C Nwankwo

Abstract

The study investigated psychological variables as correlates of dyslexia among secondary school adolescents in Rivers State.The study adopted the correlational research design. Three research questions as well as three corresponding hypotheses were formulated and used for the study. The sample for the study was 136 dyslexic secondary school students who were selected using purposive sampling technique. Two instruments were adapted and used for this study. They included Adolescent Dyslexia Scale (ADS), and General Psychosocial Inventory (GPI). The General Psychosocial Inventory (GPI) consisted of Self-Efficacy Scale, Beck's Depression Inventory, and Reading Anxiety Scale.The reliability coefficients obtained were 0.97, 0.76, and 0.90 respectively.T-test associated with Regression analysis was used to
answer the research questions while analysis of variance associated with regression were used to test the hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that reading anxiety and depression significantly relates to dyslexia whereas self-efficacy did not. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that, teachers should make optimal use of meaningful learning materials in teaching as this will enhance intrinsic motivation in dyslexics and make learning
more interesting. Moreso, workshops on dyslexic children needs to be held among school teachers in Nigeria to help them understand these unique students the more and thus modify their learning needs appropriately.

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