CORRELATES OF EMPATHY ON SUSTAINABLE PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA
Journal Title: Academic Research International - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
The study investigated the correlates of empathy on sustainable peaceful co-existence among senior secondary school students in Rivers State, Nigeria. Three research questions with three corresponding null hypotheses guided the study. A correlation research design was adopted. The population of the study comprised all the 8452 (4413 male and 4039 female senior students) in the senior secondary school students in the 247 schools in Rivers State. The sample size of the study was 4226 (2207 male and 2019 female) students. The stratified random sampling technique using 20% of the population gave the sample size. Two self designed non cognitive instruments titled “Correlates of Empathy Scale” (CES) and “Sustainable Peaceful Co-existence Scale” (SPCS) were used for data collection. The two instruments were structured after the modified Likert four point response options. The CES has 30 items while the SPCS has 15 items. The face and content validities were ensured. The internal consistency reliability method using Cronbach alpha gave the reliability coefficients of CES and SPCS at 0.79 and 0.86 respectively. The Pearson Product Moment statics was used for data analysis. It was found out among others that correlates of empathy (cognitive, emotional and compassionate) have a positive high relationship with sustainable peaceful co-existence among students. It was recommended that school guidance-councellors should work mostly on the affective domain of the students in other to activate their emotion and compassion to enable them accommodate other students’ weaknesses for effective co-existence. Moreso, the classroom teachers should involve their students in perspective-talking in order to neutralize lackluster and negative thoughts within them that can impede their academic best.
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Rosemary O. Ekechukwu
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