INFLUENCE OF MOBILE PHONE USAGE ON MORALITY OF RURAL SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ETHIOPE EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, DELTA STATE

Abstract

The study specifically investigated the moral values of secondary school students in Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State. The purpose of using mobile phone, frequency of mobile phone usage and how mobile phone usage influences the moral values of rural secondary school students. The correlational design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 211 SS3 students of two public secondary schools in Ethiope East Local Government Area, Delta State. Specifically, 123 students were from Oviorie Secondary School, while 98 was from Ovu-Grammer School. The entire population was used as sample for the study. In order to collect data, the questionnaire was adopted while data were analysed using descriptive and influential statistics. The study found that the students possess moral value. Students use mobile phone for the purposes outside their academic work on a regular basis. Furthermore, mobile phone usage has a negative influence on the moral value of the students. From the findings, it was recommended that secondary school student activities could be checked to ensure they are not involved in the sites that will affect their moral value.