Published Article

The study investigated the relationship between aspects of value orientation and social adjustment of students in universities in Akwa Ibom State. The ex-post facto survey research design was adopted for the study. Four Hypotheses were postulated and tested at .05 levels of significance. Researcher-made instrument, called Value Orientation Questionnaire (VOQ) with reliability index of .71 and a standardized Social Adjustment Scale (SAS) with reliability coefficient of .88 were used to elicit data from 653 subjects, randomly selected from the study population of 6,532 students of 200-level class in universities in Akwa Ibom State. Null Hypotheses 1 and 2 were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation coefficient statistics. The results indicated significant relationships for hypotheses 1, while Hypothesis 2 revealed no significant relationship. The recommendations were among others, that parent, should inculcate proper values in their children through teaching them the right values, in order to ensure consolidation of desirable attitudes towards perfect social adjustment and academic success in school.