Effect of Social Skills Training on Work Adjustment Among Married Female Undergraduates in Gombe State, Nigeria
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Social Skill Training, Work Adjustment, Married Female, UndergraduateAbstract
The study investigated the effect of Social Skills Training (SST) on work adjustment of married female undergraduates in Gombe State, Nigeria. Four (4) research objectives with its corresponding hypotheses were raised to guide the study. The research hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study employed quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design. The population of the study consists of one hundred and forty-three (143) married female undergraduates across the two public universities in the state. A sample of 20 participants purposively selected were used for the study. The research determines the individual and interactive effects of SST on the four core components of work adjustment: work-life balance, stress coping, job satisfaction, and social support. The data were collected using a validated and reliable Work Adjustment Questionnaire (WAQ). Data were analyzed using paired sample t-tests at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that both social skills training counselling techniques has significant effect on the four dimensions of work adjustment among married female undergraduates in Gombe State, Nigeria. Conclusively social skills training counselling techniques has significant effect on the core components of work adjustment among married female undergraduates in Gombe State, Nigeria. It was recommended among others that University counselling units should incorporate structured social skills training into their regular services to help married female students achieve better work-life balance and job satisfaction.
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