INFLUENCE OF SELF-CONCEPT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT AMONG ADOLESCENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA

Abstract

Various studies have been carried out to determine the influence of self-concept on academic performance and social adjustment among adolescents with special needs generally but there is little attention to determine the influence self-concept has on academic performance among adolescents with visual impairment. Also, adolescents with visual impairment are not performing academically as expected by the teacher and their social relationship with their peers is on the negative side due to their perception of self-concept. This study therefore investigated the influence self-concept has on academic performance and social adjustment among adolescents with visual impairment. This study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The main instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire. Three research questions guide the study. A total of sixty-six (66) respondents participated in the study. The data gathered were analyzed using Descriptive statistics, Mean, Standard Deviation and Multiple Regression. The result from the study revealed that self-concept does not influence academic performance among adolescents with visual impairment (rCal = - 0.00 p> 0.05), but self-concept has a significant influence on social adjustment among adolescents with visual impairment (rCal = 0.261, p-value 0.034 < 0.05. Based on the findings, the study recommended that adolescents with visual impairment should be encouraged to develop a high self-concept to enhance positive psychological well-being.