Academic Stress, Achievement and Concentration as Correlate Sleep Quality among Undergraduate Business Students: Counselling Intervention
1Muhammad Adam, 2Aminu Yusuf & 3Zainab Aliyu Abubakar
1,2Department of Educational Foundations
3Department of Vocational and Technical Education
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi.
E-mail: amuhammad2@atbu.edu.ng, yusufaminu59@yahoo.com,aliyuzainabgiade@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Determining the relationship between sleep quality and academic stress among under graduate students were among the objectives of this study. Correlational research design was adopted for this study. The population of the study constitutes 563 undergraduate Business Education students from the Faculty of Technology Education. A sample size of 217 students was drawn using proportionate stratified sampling techniques as participants in this study. A self designed questionnaire titled “Counselling Intervention for Psychological Adjustment Questionnaire (CIPAQ)” was used for data collection in this study. The scale has a coefficient reliability index of 0. 85. Hypothesis was formulated and tested at α 0.05 level of significance. The data was analysed using mean, standard deviation and independent sample t-test. Findings from the study showed that there is a significant difference (t-value= 45.3 as against t-critical = .000) between psychological adjustment and academic achievement of undergraduate students in educational research method .However recommendations offered a need to sensitize study skills and group discussion among the students; this will go a long way in assisting them to learn and understand the basic rudiments in educational research method.