Abstract
The study investigated family support, achievement motivation and gender as predictors of
adolescents’ social competence among adolescents in Enugu State. Participants for the study
consisted of four hundred (400) adolescents’ (200 males and 200 females) aged 12-17 years
with a mean age of 14.5years (SD 3.47) drawn from four secondary schools. Family Support
Questionnaire, Herman’s Questionnaire Measure of Achievement Motivation and Social
Competence-Teen Survey were the instrument used for data collection. Multiple regression
was the statistics used for data analyses. The result showed that family support (β = .15, p <
.001) and achievement motivation (β = -.31, p < .001) were significant predictors of
adolescents social competence. More so, the result indicated that gender did not significantly
predict adolescents’ social competence. The results were discussed as they have vital
implication for future researches and adolescent’s well being and adjustment.