AN EXAMINATION OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, RESILIENCE AND LOCUS OF CONTROL AS PREDICTORS OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOURS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

ABSTRACT: The study examines childhood trauma, resilience and locus of control as predictors of deviance behavior among secondary school student sung Ogbomosho South in Oy State as case Study. The study employed survey research design and purposive sampling method. Using the purposive sampling, the researcher conveniently selected one_hundred and twenty respondents who are principal, counsellor, head teachers and class teachers in ten(10) selected secondary school in Ogbomosho L.G.A which form the population for the study. Data was analyse using frequency and tables which provided answers to the research questions. Hypothesis was tested using Pearson correlation statistical tool (SPSS). findings from the study reveals that child abuse, hostility towards adolescent, emotional neglect can be traumatic to children and lead them into deviance behaviour. The study conclude that child trauma, resilience(a child coping strategy in traumatic situation), locus control(the ability to take decision weather to react negatively or positively) are all predictors of deviant behavior among students in secondary school. the  study therefore recommends that parents, school counselor have a lot to do by caution adolescents on the implication and consequence of engaging in delinquency no matte what they may use as excuse as this is detrimental to both their future and the society.