Family Patriarchy and Self-Reliant Development among Students in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study determined the relationship between family patriarchy and self-reliance of students in Secondary Schools in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Research questions and hypotheses were formulated for a research direction. The study adopted a correlational research design. Stratified random sampling technique was used. The researchers’ developed instrument called Family-Patriarchy for Self-reliance Scale (FPSRS) with a reliability coefficient of .71 and .82 on Cronbach Alpha were used to elicit data from 400 respondents, which 380 was suitable for data analyses; respondents were randomly selected from the population of 58,230 students. Linear Regression statistics was used for the data analyses. The research questions were answered with Pearson r statistics while the hypotheses were tested using t-test of significance of correlation. Findings indicated (very high/moderate positive) significant relationships among variables. The study concluded that family patriarchy is significantly to build self-reliant traits. It was recommended that parents should rear their children to foster the self-reliant spirit in males and females to ensure equal opportunities for self-reliance.