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| Correlates of Quality of Life Among Out of School Students in Maiduguri, Borno State |
YUSUF Adam Oyetunji and Asiyanbi Mutiat
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Abstract:
For several decades now, the quality of life among out-of-school youth has been described as one of the factors that is worrisome to parents, government and other stakeholders. There is a growing recognition of the economic benefits of investing in the healthy development of adolescents and youths' quality of life, and the economic costs of not doing so. This study investigated the correlates of quality of life among out of school students in Maiduguri Borno state. The descriptive survey design of correlational type was used. The researcher adopted a simple random sampling method. This technique was employed in the selection of two hundred out-of- school youths from Maiduguri, Borno State. The variables were measured with appropriate instruments which include: Subjective Happiness (?=0.75), Emotional Intelligence (?=0.84), Access to Recreational Facilities (?=0.84) and Quality of life (?=0.85) scales. Three research questions were formulated and answered. Data obtained were analysed using Pearson product moment correlation (PPMC) and Multiple Regression Analysis at 0.05 level of significance. There was significant relationship between subjective happiness and quality of life (r = 0.405**;P<0.05); emotional intelligence and quality of life (r = 0.398**;p<0.05); and recreational activities and quality of life (r = 0.393**;p<0.05). The three independent variables jointly accounted for 44.2% (Adj.R2=. 442) variance in the prediction of the quality of life among out-of-school youths in Maiduguri, Borno State. The independent variables made relative contribution to quality of life in the following order: subjective happiness (Beta = .339, t= 7.674, P<0.05), followed by emotional intelligence (Beta = .105, t= 3.533, P<0.0), while access to recreational facilities (Beta = .051, t= 4.659, P<0.05). Based on the findings, it was concluded that both personal and environmental factors enhance the quality of life among out-of-school youths in Maiduguri, Borno State. It was recommended that there is need for the establishment of youth-friendly centers supported by local governments, organisations and communities where out-of-school youths could access the dynamism of proposed future education which could enhance their quality of life.
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