SINGLE PARENTING: IMPLICATIONS ON THE FAMILY LIFESTYLE IN POST COVID 19 PERIOD IN ILORIN WEST

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dc.contributor.authorAbdulkadir, Shakirat Odunayo
dc.contributor.authorGbadebo, Christianah Teniola
dc.contributor.authorAdam, Ridwan Omotosho
dc.contributor.authorAhmed, Taiwo
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-27T11:26:56Z
dc.date.available2025-04-27T11:26:56Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-27
dc.description.abstractThe study investigated the challenges of single parenting and its implication on the family lifestyle in Post-COVID period in Ilorin West Local Government of Kwara State. Six (6) objectives were set of which six (6) research questions were raised and three (3) null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a survey research design method of which questionnaire was used to obtain information from the respondents. Two Hundred (200) single parents representing about 7% of the total population of Two thousand, Eight Hundred and Thirty-Three (2833) single parents in Ilorin West Local Government were randomly sampled. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and the hypotheses were tested using t-test, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). The results revealed that (3.33±1.47) 29.0% of the parents find it difficult to meet ends, (3.35±1.37) 31.0% of the parents had difficulty in raising their children and paying their education expenses, (3.18±1.39) 28.0% of the children often complained their friends have school items than them, (3.50±1.28) 39.0% of the children felt ashamed to socialize with their peers, (3.59±1.34) 34.0% of the children were deprived of getting assistance from their relatives, (3.66±1.31) 33.0% of the children felt worried and disturbed about carrying out family responsibilities. The findings also revealed that (2.95±1.53) 25.4% of the children were affected academically, (2.88±1.31) 35.5% of the children lack adequate parental care, (3.34±1.30) 39.0% experienced anxiety and depression, while (3.25±1.45) 27.5% have inadequate financial capacity. Based on the findings, the study concluded that challenges and implications of single parenting greatly influence the family lifestyle in meeting family ends, raising children and sponsoring their education.
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/15419
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFamily and Consumer Sciences Society of Nigeria
dc.subjectParenting
dc.subjectSingle parenting
dc.subjectSocio-economic status
dc.subjectFamily Lifestyle
dc.subjectPost-COVID 19.
dc.titleSINGLE PARENTING: IMPLICATIONS ON THE FAMILY LIFESTYLE IN POST COVID 19 PERIOD IN ILORIN WEST
dc.typeArticle

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