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

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  • Matthew O. Olasupo

    (North-West University (Mafikeng Campus)
    Obafemi Awolowo University)

  • Erhabor S. Idemudia

    (North-West University (Mafikeng Campus))

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.

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  • Matthew O. Olasupo & Erhabor S. Idemudia, 2017. "Influence of Age, Gender, and Perceived Self-Control on Future Goals of Children in Adversities," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 10(4), pages 1107-1119, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:chinre:v:10:y:2017:i:4:d:10.1007_s12187-016-9439-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s12187-016-9439-2
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