Abstract
The study accessed the Influence of Home Environment on Social Adjustment among Junior Secondary School Students in Maiduguri Metropolis of Borno State, Nigeria. Five objectives and five hypotheses guided the study. Correlational research design was used. The population consist of forty-nine thousand six hundred and five (49605) with a sample size of (384) students in (JSSI) drawn from 10 (JSSI) classes using random, proportionate and systematic sampling techniques. Data was collected using researchers-designed instruments tagged “Students’ Home Environment Questionnaire (SHEQ)” and “Social Adjustment Questionnaire (SAQ)” with face and content validity done by five experts and internal consistency reliability coefficient value of 0.79 for SHEQ and 0.82 for SAQ was obtained. Data were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation test to test the hypotheses. Results showed that there is no significant relationship between parental support, learning resources, emotional atmosphere, discipline and structure, involvement in school activities and social adjustment of junior secondary school students in Maiduguri Metropolitan of Borno State, Nigeria. It was recommended among others that schools should consider implementing a more comprehensive approach that includes both school-based and community-based support systems to enhance the social adjustment of students and lastly, schools implement social skills development programs aimed at improving the interpersonal relationships and social adaptability of students

Keywords
Home Environment, Social Adjustment and Junior Secondary School Students