Serial Recall among Adolescents in Abakaliki: Examining the Roles of Reproductive Maturity and Age

Authors

  • Chiedozie Okechukwu Okafor Department of Psychology, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
  • Emmanuella U. Anozie Department of Psychology, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
  • Sorochi Berny Anyanwu Department of Psychology, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24203/ajhss.v9i3.6412

Keywords:

Reproductive maturity, Age, Serial recall, Female, Adolescence

Abstract

The study investigated the roles of reproductive maturity and age on serial recall. Eighty (80) senior secondary school students from a public community secondary school in Abakaliki participated in the study. Participants comprised younger and older adolescents within the ages of 11 – 13 years with a mean of 12.25 years, and 14 – 17 years with a mean age of 15.73 years, respectively. The design of the study is quasi-experimental; the participants responded under 4 independent conditions: younger participants with reproductive maturity and younger participants without reproductive maturity; older participants with reproductive maturity and older participants without reproductive maturity. Data analysis using 2 X 2 ANOVA (F-test) revealed significant influence of reproductive maturity; non-significant influence of age, and significant interaction of reproductive maturity and age on serial recall. The results were discussed in terms of their relevance in education and eye-witness testimony.

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2021-07-02

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Okafor, C. O. ., Anozie, E. U., & Anyanwu, S. B. (2021). Serial Recall among Adolescents in Abakaliki: Examining the Roles of Reproductive Maturity and Age. Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Studies, 9(3). https://doi.org/10.24203/ajhss.v9i3.6412

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Vol. 9 No. 3 (2021): June 2021

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