PERCEIVED INFLUENCE OF STRESS FACTORS AND PARENTAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS ON CLASS ATTENDANCE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION STUDENTS IN COLLEGES OFEDUCATION IN OGUN STATE

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of stress factors and parental socio-economic status on
class attendance of business education student in colleges of education. The study had two specific purposes
from where two research questions were raised and two null hypotheses were formulated and tested. The design
of the study was descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 1,991 students which were
drawn from 200L business education students in colleges of education in south-west Nigeria. A simple random
sampling technique was used to determine the sample of 322 students for the study. A structured questionnaire
of 30 items was used to collect data and the data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation,
while the hypotheses were tested using simple T-test analysis at 0.05 level of significance. The major findings of
the study stress factor, parental occupation, parental education, parental income, and family size have a
significant influence on class attendance of Business Education Students in the Colleges of Education in
Nigeria. It was concluded that there is a significant but negative influence of stress factors on academic
performance of Business Education Students in State and Federal Colleges of Education. Stress would cause
fatigue, dizziness, and absent-mindedness in students. It was recommended that since stress affects class
attendance College Management should incorporate stress-reducing strategies like health talks, exhibitions, and
drama into the school system to improve class attendance and academic performance of Business Education
Students in the Colleges of Education in the southwest, Nigeria.