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| Familial Characteristics and Adolescents' Behavioural Outcomes: A Comparative Study of Borstal Institute and Government High School, Buea, Cameroon
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Alaba Oluwatoyin OYEWUSI
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Abstract:
The purpose of this article was to investigate the nexus between familial characteristics and adolescents' social behaviours in the South-Western Region of Cameroon. This study used a mixed-methods design with a semi-structured questionnaire consisting of nine questions that were self-designed and self-administered to adolescents from Borstal Institute, Buea, and Government High School (G.H.S.), Lycée Classique de Buea. Purposive and convenient sampling methods were used to collect the data. The study population consisted of equal number of adolescents from two institutes (n=42), whose ages ranged from 10 to 19 years, with 14 years as their mean age. The data analysis was done through comparative analysis of the familial characteristics of adolescents and their social behaviours. Data was presented through the use of both quantitative and qualitative methods, relying on simple statistics, graphs, tables, and verbal presentation. The findings reveal that adolescents that were sampled from Borstal Institute were less-privileged in terms of their familial characteristics in four out of the five variables tested in the study, compared to adolescents sampled from G.H.S. It is thus recommended that the government engage in renewed efforts to improve family support services in the country.
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