ABSTRACT
This is an empirical survey of a descriptive type carried out to
investigate that nature and forms of deviant behaviour among the Students
of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. Data for the study
was generated from a sample of one hundred and twenty (120) respondents
carefully selected through a multi-stage sampling technique. A total of 120
structured
and
unstructured
questionnaires
were
administered
to
respondents and all were successfully completed and turned in for analysis.
Simple frequency distribution was used for data analysis and chi-square
statistical method was used to test the study’s hypotheses. The study
revealed that peer group influence and socio-economic background of the
Students are the most prominent factors responsible for deviant behaviour
among the respondents.
Based on these findings, this study therefore
recommends that appropriate control measures should be put in place at the
Nigerian higher learning institutions to curb the prevalence of deviant
behaviour among students.
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