International Journal of Academic Management Science Research (IJAMSR)   Year: 2024 | Volume: 8 | Issue: 1 | Page No.: 59-65 Psychological Variables as Determinants to Reduce Student Educational Non-Compliance among In-School Adolescent in Oyo State, Nigerian Download PDF Adam Oyetunji YUSUF Abstract: This research investigates the phenomenon of student educational non-compliance among in-school adolescents in Nigeria, aiming to provide a nuanced understanding of the factors influencing this behaviour and its potential implications for academic performance and overall well-being. Educational non-compliance, characterized by a persistent and intentional resistance to engaging in academic activities, poses a significant challenge to the educational system, affecting both individual students and the broader learning environment. As a result, this study explores the psychological factors as strategies to reduce student educational non-compliance among in-school adolescent in Oyo state, Nigerian. A descriptive survey research design was used for this study. Using a stratified sampling technique, 300 participants were chosen from three secondary schools in Oyo state. The participants' ages ranged from 11 to 24, with a mean age of 12.88 (SD: 8.46). Pearson Product Moment Correlation and multiple regression analysis were both used to test three research questions. The results showed that emotional intelligence (r =.373, p.05), self-esteem (r =.263, p.05), and parenting style (r =.364, p.05) all had statistically significant positive relationships. The three factors together explained 25.6% of the variation in the participants' predictions of educational non-compliance. The variables made positive relative contribution to the reduction of educational non-compliance in the following order: emotional intelligence contributed most to the prediction of educational non-compliance reduction among secondary school adolescents in Oyo state (? = .239, t = 4.338; p <.05), followed by parenting style (? = .136, t = 2.319; p <.05) and self-esteem (? = .129, t = 2.052; p <.05). It is advised that a supportive school environment be set up to reduce educational non-compliance in light of this finding. Young people should be encouraged to use their self-esteem positively. Additionally, adolescent parent should focus more on addressing adolescents' feelings of persistent reluctance or resistance exhibited in order to reduce educational non-compliance tendencies.