Influence of Age, Gender, and Perceived Self-Control on Future Goals of Children in Adversities

Matthew O. Olasupo () and Erhabor S. Idemudia
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Matthew O. Olasupo: North-West University (Mafikeng Campus)
Erhabor S. Idemudia: North-West University (Mafikeng Campus)

Child Indicators Research, 2017, vol. 10, issue 4, No 13, 1107-1119

Abstract: Abstract The study investigated the influence of age, gender, and perceived self-control on future goals of children with adversities situated in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Using a cross-sectional research design, 100 out-of-school children were conveniently selected from the streets, workshops, and stores after due consent to participate in the study. The mean age of participants was 14.3 (SD = .72) with age ranging from 8 to 16 years. The independent variables were age, gender and perceived self-control. The outcome variable was future goals measured with Snyder et al. J Pediatr Psychol, 22(3), 399–421, (1997) children hope scale. Results showed that there is a significant difference between pre-adolescents and adolescents in their orientation towards future goals {F(1, 93) = 23.65, p 0.05}. Also, it was revealed that children that were low in perceived self-control did not differ from those that are high in perceived self-control {F(1, 93) = 2.56, p > 0.05}. As a conclusion, we observed that the independent variables interacted together to influence the future goal of children in adversities and recommendations were made based on the findings of the study.

Keywords: Adolescents; Adversity; Age; Children; Gender; Pre-adolescents; Nigeria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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