Psycho-social challenges of unemployed youths in Kwara state, Nigeria
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2016
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Department of Educational Psychology, Guidance and Counselling, University of Port-Harcourt, Rivers state, Nigeria
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Unemployment is a global phenomenon facing every country in the world. It is a social ill that leads youths to crime, delinquencies, robbery, restiveness, poverty, among others. In this regard, this study investigated the psycho-social challenges of unemployed youths in Kwara State, Nigeria. The influence of variables such as gender, highest educational level and age were also examined on the psycho-social challenges of unemployed youths. Quantitative research design was adopted for this study, while descriptive survey was also adopted as a research method for this study. Random and purposive sampling techniques were used to draw a total sample of 600. “Psycho-social Challenges of Unemployed Youths Questionnaire (PSCUYQ)” was used to collect relevant data. The study revealed that poverty, lack of access to capital, and poor entrepreneurial skills were the most prominent psycho-social challenges confronting unemployed youths in Kwara State. The research hypotheses tested revealed no significant difference in the psycho-social challenges of unemployed youths in Kwara State based on gender while there were significant differences based on educational qualification and age. In line with the findings of the study, it was recommended that Nigerian government should design more vocational programmes and revitalizes the existing ones; provide take-off grants for unemployed youths to establish businesses. School Counsellors in conjunction with school authority and staff should work together to provide adequate vocational training relevant to the needs of the society to students.
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psycho-social challenges, unemployed youths, Kwara state