INFLUENCE OF DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND ENGAGEMENTS ON SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF MARRIED WOMEN: A CASE OF SCHOOL OF EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND PRIMARY EDUCATION, AMINU SALEH COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AZARE, BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The focus of the study was to determine the influence of domestic responsibilities and engagements on social adjustment of married women in School of Early Childhood Care and Primary Education (SOECPE) in Aminu Saleh College of Education (ASCOE), Azare, Bauchi state, Nigeria. The study was carried out using cross sectional design. The study was guided by three research questions and their corresponding hypotheses. The population used in the study was 170, in which a sample of 62 was selected using criterion and simple random sampling techniques. Data for the study were collected using Domestic Responsibilities and Engagements Questionnaire (DRE-Q). The data collected in the study were analysed using mean, standard deviation and chi square test. The study discovered that married women in SOECPE, ASCOE, Azare were engaged in undertaking a lot of domestic responsibilities and engagements while undergoing studies. The study also found out that married women were socially adjusted, despite combining studies and domestic responsibilities and engagements because they participated in social relationships and extracurricular activities. The study recommended that married women should manage time well to enable them actively partake in social relationships and extracurricular activities. It also recommended that husbands and family members of married women should assist them in carrying out some domestic activities in order to have more time to engage in social relationships and extracurricular activities, thereby becoming more adjusted. Finally, the college management, students’ unions, clubs and societies should encourage married women to participate in social relationships and extracurricular activities in order to be more socially adjusted.