Academic Resilience, Social Intelligence, Examination Anxiety and Academic Performance among Students in Tertiary Institutions in Delta South Senatorial District

This study investigated academic resilience, social intelligence, examination anxiety and academic performance among tertiary students in Delta South Senatorial District. to guide the study seven research questions and seven hypotheses were formulated and tested. This study adopted an ex-post facto research design which is correlational. The sample of this study consists of three hundred and seventy-five (375) students drawn from the entire population. The sample was selected using multi-stage sampling technique. The two instruments used for data collection were Academic Resilience, Social Intelligence, Examination Anxiety Questionnaire (ARSIEAQ) and GPA checklist. The face, content and construct validity of the instruments was determined. The reliability of the instruments was also determined and the internal consistency reliability coefficient obtained for Academic Resilience Scale, social intelligence scale and Examination Anxiety scale were 0.86, 0.83 and 0.71 respectively. Data collected were analyzed with Simple correlation, linear regression, multiple linear regression and analysis of covariance at 0.05 level of significance. The major findings of the study showed that The major findings of the study showed that there was a significant strong positive relationship between academic resilience and academic performance of tertiary institution students; there was significant relationship between social intelligence and academic performance of tertiary institution students; there was significant negative relationship between examination and academic performance of tertiary institution students; there was a significant relationship between academic resilience, social intelligence examination anxiety and academic performance of tertiary institution students; there was a significant predictive effect of sex and academic resilience on the academic performance of tertiary institution students; there was a significant predictive effect of sex and social intelligence on the academic performance of tertiary institution students; and there was a significant predictive effect of sex and examination anxiety on the academic performance of tertiary institution students in delta south senatorial district. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that tertiary institutions administration should incorporate academic resilience skill-building into the various course of study and teaching methods, to help students develop the ability to handle academic impediments, challenge, difficulty and stress in academic or school environment.