Impact of Insecurity and Emotional Behaviour of Students of Tertiary Institutions in Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined the insecurity and emotional behavior of students of tertiary institutions in Maiduguri Metropolis, Borno State. The specific objectives of the study were to determine the impact of insecurity on the emotional behavior of students in the tertiary institutions; examine the impact of lack of self-confidence on the emotional behavior of students in the tertiary institutions; assess the impact of instability on the emotional behavior of students in the tertiary institutions. The research was a survey descriptive research. The population of the study was 105,300 students from Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri, Borno State University and University of Maiduguri. The sample size of two hundred and sixty-four (264) was adopted for the study. The findings showed there is significant relationship between uncertainty and emotional behaviour of students in tertiary institutions in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, there is significant relationship between lack of self-confidence and emotional behaviour of students in tertiary institutions in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, there is significant relationship between instability and emotional behavior of students in tertiary institutions in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria and there is significant relationship between gender difference and emotional behaviour of students in tertiary institutions in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. The study concludes that there is significant relationship between uncertainty and emotional behaviour of students in tertiary institutions, there is significant relationship between lack of self-confidence and emotional behaviour of students in tertiary institutions, there is significant effect between instability and emotional behavior of students in tertiary institutions in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.