ROLE STRAIN AND SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS AND LIFE SATISFACTION AMONG UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN EKITI STATE

Babatunde Aderonke Modupe

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the role strain and social connectedness and life satisfaction among university undergraduate students in Ekiti State. Descriptive research design of ex-post- facto type was used in the study. 354 university undergraduate students (respondents) were selected randomly from 2 universities (Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti and Federal University, Oye-Ekiti) in Ekiti State. The respondents were measured with validated scale of 0.89 reliability coefficient and the data obtained was analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) statistical analysis. Two research hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The result showed that there was significant relationship between role strain and life satisfaction among university undergraduate students (r= .746; p<0.05) and there was significant relationship between social connectedness and life satisfaction among university undergraduate students (r= .654; p<0.05). In view of these findings, the study recommended that school counsellors should intensify their effort to organize seminars/conferences on the implications of these factors (e.g role strain and social connectedness and others) on the academic performance among university undergraduate students.