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Teachers’ Perception of Factors Influencing Deviant Behavior Among Youth of Public Secondary Schools in Port Harcourt Metropolis

This study investigates the factors influencing deviant behavior among youths in public secondary schools in Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria. Specifically, the research examines teachers' perceptions of the extent to which broken homes, peer pressure, and socio-economic challenges contribute to deviance in secondary school students. The theoretical framework for the study is based on Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory, which emphasizes the role of observational learning in the development of behavior. This theory is applied to understand how environmental factors, including family struc…