Eucharia  Nchedo Aye, Immaculata  Nwakaego Akaneme, Eberechukwu  Blessing Magbo, Tochi  Emmanuel Iwuagwu, Uchenna  Nichodemus Eze, 
    Sibling Relationships as Correlate of Adolescent’s Adjustment in
Secondary Schools in Enugu State, Nigeria,
    International Business Management,
    Volume 11,Issue 5,
    2017,
    Pages 1015-1020,
    ISSN 1993-5250,
    ibm.2017.1015.1020,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ibm.2017.1015.1020)
    Abstract: This study investigated sibling relationships as correlate of adolescent’s adjustment in secondary
schools. The area of the study was udi education zone of Enugu State, Nigeria. The purpose of the study was
to investigate the relationship between sibling relationships and adolescent’s adjustment in secondary schools.
The study adopted a correlational survey research design. The sample of the study was 420 senior secondary
class two students drawn through multistage sampling technique from a population of 2446. One instrument
Sibling Relationship and Adolescent’s School Adjustment Questionnaire (SRASAQ) in two clusters was used
for data collection. Pearson’s product moment correlation was used to answer the research questions while
multiple regression was used to analyze the hypotheses. Major findings of the study revealed that the nature
of adolescent’s sibling relationship is positive. Adolescents adjust positively academically and negatively
socio-psychologically. Therefore, there is a positive relationship between sibling relationship and adolescent’s
adjustment in schools. Based on the findings, it was recommended that adolescent students be given
orientation geared towards building healthy relationship with siblings through cooperation and support.
Parents, guardians and the society at large should be sensitized on the need for the adolescents to have good
school adjustment. They should be made to understand that how a child is reared goes a long way to determine
the later adjustment in life. Children should be treated with equal love and care.
    Keywords: Sibling relationships;adolescents;adjustment and secondary school;cooperation;determine