International Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research (IJAPR)   Year: 2023 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 2 | Page No.: 143-149 Economic Hardship as Correlates of Moral Decadence in Nigerian Society Download PDF ABOLUWARIN, Elizabeth Oyenike, PhD & OYEDAPO, Philip Ibukun Abstract: The study looked on economic hardship as correlate of moral decadence in Nigerian society. The research design for this study was descriptive research survey design. The population for this study comprises of pupils in public primary schools in South West of Nigeria. The sample of this study comprises of 940 pupils in four selected state in south west of Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used for the study. One instrument was used title 'Economic Hardship on Pupil's Moral Decadence Questionnaires' (EHoPMDQ). Cronbach Alpah techniques was used which obtain reliability co-efficient of r=0.87 on EHoPMDQ. Inferential statistics of Pearson product moment correlations PPMC was employed to test the hypotheses at a significance level of 0.05. The findings reveal that there is a significant positive significant relationship between economic hardship effects on pupils' moral decadence in public primary schools. The study also affirms that there is a significant positive significant relationship between economic hardship effects on pupils' moral decadence in public primary schools. The study recommended that, there should be good orientation and re-orientation programs for students on the dangers of immorality, parents should establish strong, dependable, constant, unconditional direction and support, and Schools should look inward to generate more funds to prosecute school programmes since the government grant; subvention and allocations seemed to be going on the low side on yearly basis due to economic meltdown.