Locust Control Self-Esteem as Correlates of Marital Success Among Married Female Teachers in Senior Secondary Schools in Sokoto Metropolis; Implications for Counselling
*1Zainab Bello and 2Faruku Aliyu
*1Department of Counselling Psychology, Faculty of Education, Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Nigeria Email:
2Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Nigeria Email:
Abstract
This study investigated locus of control and self-esteem as correlates of marital success among married female teachers in senior secondary schools in Sokoto metropolis, Nigeria, with implications for counselling. The research examined the relationships between internal locus of control, external locus of control. Descriptive research design of correlational type was adopted for this study. The population of this study was comprised of all female teachers who are teaching in public senior secondary schools in Sokoto metropolis according to Ministry of Education Sokoto there are five hundred and fifty-five (555) female teachers in public senior secondary schools in Sokoto metropolis. Research Advisor’s (2006), table for determining sample size from a given population was used and arrived at 217 female teachers as sample of the study. The instrument developed by the researcher “Locus of Control, Self-esteem and marital success questionnaire was given to expert in test and measurement in the Department of Educational Foundations in Sokoto State University, Sokoto. The score obtained from the test and retest were compared using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and a correlation index of 0.878 was obtained. However, the reliability index of 0.878 for a research instrument is considered reliable for the study as suggested by Kahler (2017). The findings revealed a significant positive relationship between internal locus of control and marital success, as well as between high self-esteem and marital success. Conversely, significant negative relationships were found between internal locus of control and external locus of control. The regression analysis further showed that internal locus of control and external locus of control were negative predictors. Based on these findings, the study concludes that locus of control and self-esteem play vital roles in determining marital harmony among married female teachers. It was recommended that teachers should develop internal control orientations and healthy self-esteem, while counsellors should design intervention programmes aimed at strengthening these psychological resources.
Keywords
Locus of Control, Internal Locus of Control, External Locus of Control, Sokoto metropolis, and Counselling
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