Negative Influence On Academic Performance

Due to the changes experienced it is very easy for the adolescents to be into risk taking, improper decision making and lack of academic achievement. They have to be helped through this stage to navigate away from the risks and build up on their potential (UNICEF, 2011). These changes negatively influence the academic interest and motivation to attend school. Risk taking, high social media usage and substance abuse behaviours lead to academic drop out, academic de motivation, academic maladjustment, and lack of academic engagement. The problems exist at global and national level. These academic problems lead to a situation, where there is insufficient participation of the student in academics.

Academic drop out is a global concern. The Sub-Saharan African countries have 42% of drop outs, whereas south and west Asian countries has 33% and 17% in Latin American countries. In Asian countries, 13.54% of children leave

Emotional issues of worthlessness, excessive worrying, mood fluctuations, low self confidence, indecisiveness, lack of direction, and identity crisis, impact the academic performance and achievement. Physical ailments too affect the academic achievement ( Mohammedayupkhan & Mani 2014; Kumaraswamy, 2012). Victimization, aggressiveness, family conflict, poor monitoring at home, uneducated parents, and social rejection by peers are potential non academic risk factors to academic performance (CDC, 2015).

The Wisconsin Youth Features brings in excellent report on the risk factors for low academic performance in adolescents. They include poor self concept, low sense of control, alienation from peers at school, drug abuse, disciplinary issues, delinquency, low socio economic status, minority status and lack of counselling services at school which play a major role in low academic performance. (Magdol,