Social Inclusion and Resilience as Predictors of Life Satisfaction Among University Undergraduates in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

Chinyere Wille Ndata and Chima Promise Akunna
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Chinyere Wille Ndata: School of Foundation and General Studies, Department of General Studies, Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Rumuola, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
Chima Promise Akunna: Department of General Studies,Federal Polytechnic Ukana, Akwa-lbom State, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2022, vol. 6, issue 7, 458-464

Abstract: The university is designed to prepare young people for the challenges of the workplace and enhance the achievement of their 4/c goals. The developmental trajectories and experiences associated with being in the university have important implications for psychosocial development in later stages of life. This study investigated the contributions of social inclusion and resilience in university students’ lift satisfaction in the Niger Delta region. Participants were 131 students of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port-Harcourt, Rivers state. Data collection was by means of a questionnaire. Statistical analysis was done using Hierarchical multiple regression. Age of participants was included in the regression model as a covariate. Results showed that even as the effect of age was controlled for, social inclusion positively predicted satisfaction with We, with a contribution of 11% in explaining the variance in life satisfaction. Higher satisfaction with 4/c was also predicted by resilience which explained 28% of the variance in life satisfaction. Resilience was a stronger predictor of life satisfaction, compared to social inclusion. The implication of the finding is that opportunities and resources should be provided for young people to participate fully in economic, social and cultural life of the society, but essentially, resilience building programmes should be implemented in order to ensure that youths enjoy a good standard of well-being and also have optimal quality of life in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria

Date: 2022
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