Influence of Home Background, Family Relationship and Individual Motivation on the Career Choice of Secondary School Students in South-west Nigeria

Abstract

The study examinedinfluence of home background, family relationship and 
individual motivation on the career choice of Secondary School Students in 
South-west Nigeria.The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. 
Using a random sampling technique, 692 female and 508 male senior 
secondary school students in the South-west of Nigeria were randomly 
selected to fill a self-developed questionnaire on Career Choice Family 
Background and Individual Motivation Rating Scale (CCFBIM). Reliability 
coefficient of the instrument is 0.89. Two research questions were tested 
using Multiple Regression Analysis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings
revealed home variables, family relationship and individual motivation have a 
positive influence on career choice. Mother relationship (Beta=.135, t= 
6.94, p<.05), sibling relationship (Beta=.121, t= 5.46, p<.05), motivation 
(Beta=.123, t=4.88, p<.05), socio-economic status (Beta =.192, t=3.64, 
p<.05), parental educational level (Beta =.011, t=2.01, p<.05) and 
father relationship (Beta=.152, t=1.88, p<.05). Recommendations include 
home and school authorities at all levels to work together in harmony to 
facilitate the career decision process of the student from planning to the 
implementation stage. Students should be allowed to interact with the world 
of works and learn from such experientially the most suitable career to 
pursue.