Characteristics | Psychological well-being | ||||
Low | High | χ2 | p-value | ||
Age | |||||
Early adolescents (10 - 14 years) | 80 (43.7) | 103 (56.3) | 1.436 | 0.488 | |
Middle adolescents (15 - 17 years) | 70 (45.2) | 85 (54.8) | |||
Late adolescents (>17 years) | 4 (28.6) | 10 (71.4) | |||
Gender | |||||
Male | 68 (41.5) | 96 (58.5) | 0.490 | 0.484a | |
Female | 86 (45.7) | 102 (54.3) | |||
Family type |
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Monogamous | 108 (39.1) | 168 (60.9) | 10.233 | 0.001a* | |
Polygamous | 46 (60.5) | 30 (39.5) | |||
Religion | |||||
Christianity | 138 (42.3) | 188 (57.7) | 4.323 | 0.229 | |
Islam | 14 (60.9) | 9 (39.1) | |||
Traditional | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | |||
Others | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0) | |||
Tribe | |||||
Yoruba | 130 (45.9) | 153 (54.1) | 8.81 | 0.032* | |
Igbo | 12 (25.5) | 35 (74.5) | |||
Hausa | 1 (100.0) | 0 (0) | |||
Others | 11 (52.4) | 10 (47.6) | |||
Present class |
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Junior secondary class | 69 (50.7) | 67 (49.3) | 3.944 | 0.047a* | |
Senior secondary class | 85 (39.4) | 131 (60.6) | |||
Class Repetition |
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Yes | 37 (82.2) | 8 (17.8) | 29.265 | <0.001a* | |
No | 117 (38.1) | 190 (61.9) | |||
Additional Job to Schooling |
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Self-owned business | 27 (55.1) | 22 (44.9) | 4.867 | 0.432 | |
Sales boy/girl | 5 (45.5) | 6 (54.5) | |||
Apprenticeship | 28 (36.8) | 48 (63.2) | |||
Baby-sitting | 4 (40.0) | 6 (60.0) | |||
Attending coaching classes | 12 (52.2) | 11 (47.8) | |||
Nothing | 78 (43.8) | 105 (56.2) | |||
Fathers Education |
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University Graduates | 60 (40.0) | 90 (60.0) | 4.138 | 0.388 | |
HND/NCE | 23 (46.0) | 27 (54.0) | |||
Secondary school | 46 (42.6) | 62 (57.4) | |||
Primary school | 18 (58.1) | 13 (41.9) | |||
No formal education | 7 (53.8) | 6 (46.2) | |||
Mother’s Education | |||||
University Graduates | 46 (36.5) | 80 (63.5) | 5.536 | 0.237 | |
HND/NCE | 28 (45.2) | 34 (54.8) | |||
Secondary school | 63 (49.6) | 64 (50.4) | |||
Primary school | 12 (52.2) | 11 (47.8) | |||
No formal education | 5 (35.7) | 9 (64.3) | |||
Fathers Occupation | |||||
Senior public Servants, Professional, Managers & similar grades | 97 (47.5) | 107 (52.5) | 3.507 | 0.477 | |
Intermediate grade public servant and Senior School Teachers | 14 (40.0) | 21 (60.0) | |||
Junior School Teachers, Drivers, Artisan & similar grades | 23 (41.8) | 32 (58.2) | |||
Petty traders, Labourers, messengers & similar grades | 13 (34.2) | 25 (65.8) | |||
Unemployed | 7 (35.0) | 13 (65.0) | |||
Mothers Occupation | |||||
Senior public Servants, Professional, Managers & similar grades | 82 (42.3) | 112 (57.7) | 2.280 | 0.684 | |
Intermediate grade public servant and Senior School Teachers | 20 (52.6) | 18 (47.4) | |||
Junior school Teacher, Drivers Artisan & similar grades | 25 (48.1) | 27 (51.9) | |||
Petty traders, labourers, messengers & similar grades | 21 (40.4) | 31 (59.6) | |||
Unemployed | 6 (37.5) | 10 (62.5) | |||
Social class |
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High | 97 (45.3) | 117 (54.7) | 1.165 | 0.558 | |
Middle | 35 (38.9) | 55 (61.1) | |||
Low | 22 (45.8) | 26 (54.2) | |||