PARENTAL HARMONY AND STUDENTS TENDENCIES TO SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR IN UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

This study examined parental harmony and student’s tendencies to social behaviour in university environment in cross river state, Nigeria. Two research hypothesis was formulated to guide the study. The review of literature was done based on the variable in the study. The population of the study was made up of final year students in the faculty of education, University of Calabar. The sample of the study was 140 final year student selected from faculty of education. The instrument for data collection was Parental Harmony Student’s Tendencies to Social Behaviourin University (PHSTSBU) which comprised of 20 items which was validated by experts in measurement and evaluation in university of Calabar. The reliability coefficient stood at 0.08 using Cronbach alpha method. The tool for the study was Pearson Product Moment correlation used to analysed hypotheses 1 and 2. The study revealed that parental harmony play a significant role in building students’ tendencies to social behavior in university. Based on the findings, it was concluded parental harmony helps in building social behavior of students in the university. Based on the study findings and conclusion, it was recommended among others that parents should endeavor to play their role responsibly in their respective families in order to enable proper social behavior in children, by showing love and affection in their homes through the provision of their educational and other essential needs.