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Birth Order and Delinquency Among Senior Secondary School Students in Calabar South, Cross River State-Nigeria
Abstract
This study was aimed at investigating the influence of birth order on delinquency among senior secondary school students in Calabar south. Cross river state, Nigeria. It was a survey research, as such the population used was 2640 senior secondary students using simple random sampling techniques, and 600 students were drawn for the study. For data analysis, one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for testing the hypothesis. The result of the analysis showed that first born children are more delinquent than later born children. Based on the findings, recommendations were made.
Key words: Birth order, delinquency, firstborn, students, Secondary school.
