RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL INTERACTION AND MEMORY DEVELOPMENT AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA NORTH

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between social interaction and memory development among adolescents in secondary schools in Kaduna North. The study employed a survey design using two instruments Working Memory Questionnaire (WMQ) and Social Interaction Scale to collect data from some selected secondary schools in Kaduna North of Kaduna State, Baptist Secondary School Taiwo Road, Adeyemo Secondary School, Katsina Road, and Government Secondary School Independent Way, Kaduna North. Random sampling technique was used to select male and female participants from the ages of 11-20 years respectively in the class of JSS 3- SS 3. Two hypotheses were tested. Hypothesis one revealed that social interaction significantly correlated with students’ retrospective functioning (r= .200; P < .01). In other words, the hypothesis was partly confirmed in this study. Hypothesis four results revealed no statistically significant t(174)= -0.018, P > 0.05 difference between male and female students in social interaction in Kaduna State. In other words, this hypothesis was not confirmed significant in this study. We concluded and recommended that there is a partly significant relationship between social interaction and memory development among adolescents in Secondary Schools in Kaduna State. There should be communication in the family between the parents and children as communication is the central quality of the human social environment.