SELF-EFFICACY AND DRUG ABUSE AS PREDICTORS OF ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AMONG STUDENTS OF PEACELAND COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ENUGU
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Abstract
This study investigated the predictive influence of self-efficacy and drug abuse on achievement motivation among students. Two hundred and twenty-one (221) students were purposively enrolled in a cross-sectional survey research design that employed three (3) standardized instruments. These instruments are New General Self-efficacy Scale; Drugs Abuse Screening Test. DAST-10 and Herman’s Questionnaire inventory of Achievement Motivation (Nigerian Adaptation). The gathered data were analysed using descriptive statistics and multiple regressions. The results showed that self-efficacy did not significantly contribute to achievement motivation of students; and the results also showed that students’ drug abuse level significantly predicted their achievement motivation. In view of the findings, discussions and conclusions were made, while policy implications highlighted the need for a more robust approach in ensuring that student’s level of achievement motivation is improved by targeting their self-efficacy traits and preventive strategies that will dissuade them from indulging in psychoactive drugs.