| dc.description.abstract | This study investigated the psychodemographic determinants of family values among
undergraduate students in a South African University. Psychodemographic variables
in this study include gender, age, emotional distance and family support. Data was
collected using a family value validated questionnaire administered on a sample of
100 male and 100 female undergraduate students, giving a total of 200. All
participants were randomly sampled. The validated questionnaire has four sections
(demography, family value scale, family support, and emotional distance). Five
hypotheses were stated based on gender, age, emotional distance, family support and
interaction effect and anchored on a 4-Way ANOVA. The results showed that all the
three way interactions were significant. Specifically, gender, age and emotional
distance have interaction effects on family values (F(14, 1); 3.81; p<.01). Also,
gender, age and family support have interaction effects on family values (F (14, 1);
3.31; p<01 ). Similarly, age, emotional distance and family support have significant
interaction effects on family values (F (14, 1); 4.79; p<.01). The results also showed
that all the two way interactions were not significant (i.e. gender * age; gender *
emotional distance; gender * family support; age * emotional distance; age * family
support; emotional distance * family support). Therefore, hypotheses one to four were
not upheld. Only hypothesis five was upheld. Some of the results are particularly
important for young adults and their parents in terms of family management and
conflict issues. In conclusion, some recommendations were made for the formulation
of relevant strategies that might help undergraduate students in adopting stronger
family values. | en_US |
