FAMILY TYPE AND SOCIAL ANXIETY AMONG UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES IN ILORIN, KWARA STATE
Keywords:
Family Types, Social Anxiety, UndergraduatesAbstract
The study examined the relationship between family types and social anxiety among University undergraduates in Ilorin, Kwara State. This study made use of descriptive survey design and the population for the study comprised all undergraduates of University of Ilorin. One hundred and fifty undergraduates were randomly selected from the University of Ilorin. Questionnaire was used for data collection. Experts in the Department of Social Sciences Education were given the questionnaire for face and content validity while the reliability of the Questionnaire was ascertained using test-re-test method. The instrument has reliability coefficient of 0.71. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics of percentage and inferential statistics of chi-square to test the stated hypothesis at 0.05 alpha level. Findings of this study revealed that majority of the undergraduates of University of Ilorin were from the monogamous family; the majority of the undergraduates were of high level of social anxiety and there was a statistically significant relationship between the family types and social anxiety among University of Ilorin undergraduates. It was therefore recommended among others that, parents in collaboration with the school management and teachers should reward students as a way to incentivize participation in discussions or group activities and also, firmly establish clear rules against bullying, harassment, and discrimination. This could help in reducing high level of social anxiety and foster good social interactions.
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