Type A Behaviour and Academic Performance of Four Hundred Level Students in Akwa Ibom State University.

Abstract:

The study was conducted to examine the influence of type A behavior on the academic performance of four hundred level students in Akwa Ibom State University. Survey research design was adopted for the study. This type of design enabled the researcher to obtain data directly from the respondents. Population for the study was 1700. 324 was the sample size and it was derived using Taro Yamene’s formula for sample size determination. Primary data was employed for the study. Instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire. Descriptive and Inferential statistics were employed in analyzing the collected data. Ordinal Logistic Regression was the inferential statistics. Findings revealed that Competitiveness showed standardized value of 3.246 while organizational support showed value of 7.298. Based on this finding, it was concluded that type A personality has a positive and significant relationship with academic performance of four hundred level students in Akwa Ibom State University. As recommendation, the university management should encourage the competitive behaviour of the students by giving reward to the best academic performing students. Also, the university management should ensure that both the teachers and all staff adhere to the university policies.