Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of male adolescent ageon PD, rebellious behavior, and academic performance in public secondary schools inKiambu district.Methodology: The study used ex-post facto research design. Stratified sampling was used toselect the participants in the study. Schools were stratified into single sex and co-educationschools. Systematic sampling using the class lists was used to identify the students whoconstituted the sample. The research instruments were the students’ questionnaire, the deputyprincipal’s and the teacher counsellor’s interview guide. The sample constituted 240 malestudents, six deputy principles and six teacher counselors. A pilot study was done to pre-testthe research instruments so as to estimate their reliability and validity. Data collected wasanalysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings were presentedusing descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics included, frequencydistribution, means, bar graphs, and tabulated according to the research objectives. Inferentialstatistics used included Chi Square and pearson correlation to test the hypotheses at 90% and95% level of confidence; correlation coefficient was used to measure the strength of linearrelationship between the variables of the study.Results: The results indicated that male adolescent age had no significant relationship withPD. However, age and AP were found to have a significant relationship.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study came up with a model that isrecommended to schools for adoption by guidance and counselling teachers to help createawareness and understanding to both the students and parents with the aim of improving orbettering their relationship, academic performance and prevent rebellion in public secondaryschools.
Highlights
Adolescence is the period between childhood and adulthood (Njenga, 2010; Lester, 1993)
Practice and policy: The study came up with a model that is recommended to schools for adoption by guidance and counselling teachers to help create awareness and understanding to both the students and parents with the aim of improving or bettering their relationship, academic performance and prevent rebellion in public secondary schools
It may be possible that some parents become more demanding when the adolescents mature may be as a result of their behaviour, for example, low academic performance
Summary
Adolescence is the period between childhood and adulthood (Njenga, 2010; Lester, 1993). Physical increase in height and muscles may bring well developed physical skills that are highly valued by peers and adults as well increasing the boy’s self esteem This may leave a boy feeling awkward and uncoordinated for a time. The adolescents are able to think in a relativistic way about themselves, other individuals and their world They know they are expected to act in a particular manner because of the norms of their community and culture. As children grow into adolescents, they develop the capacity to formulate hypothetical systems (Piaget and Inhelder, 1956) They begin to generate assumptions about their own and others behaviors that will fit into these abstract formulations (Nancy, 2001; Narina, Debra, and Warren, 2007). This kind of egocentrism reflects an inability to recognize that others may not share one’s own hypothetical system
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