International Journal of
Psychology and Counselling

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Psychol. Couns.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2499
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJPC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 223

Full Length Research Paper

Gender, marital status and religious affiliation as factors of assertiveness among Nigerian education majors

  A. A. Arigbabu1, S. E. Oladipo2* and M. A. Owolabi-Gabriel3    
  1Department of Physics and Mathematical Sciences, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria. 2Department of Counselling Psychology, College of Applied Education and Vocational Technology, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria. 3Department of Educational Psychology, Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu-Ijebu, Ogun State, Nigeria.
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  •  Accepted: 08 December 2010
  •  Published: 28 February 2011

Abstract

 

Using an ex-post factor survey research design, the present study examined the influence of gender, marital status and religious affiliation on assertiveness of education majors. For the purpose of the study, 367 education majors were randomly selected from two institutions. This was made up of 96 (26.2%) males and 271(73.8%) females; 165 (45%) married, 191 (52%) singles and 11 (3%) widowed. Participants’ ages ranged between 17 to 53 years. Validated scales were used to collect data, which was analyzed using univariate analysis of variance. The result showed no significant differences for gender, martial status or religious affiliation.

 

Key words: Education major, assertiveness, pre-service teachers, N.C.E. students, university undergraduates.

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