PERSONALITY TYPE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AS PREDICTORS OF SOCIABILITY AMONG BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Edward Kuruku & Adedokun Timothy adetope
Department of Psychology
Benue State University, Makurdi
Email: edwardkuruku@gmail.lcom
ABSTRACT
The study examined personality type and socio-economic status as predictors of sociability among undergraduate students of Benue State University, Makurdi. The objective of the study was to among other objectives, to determine the influence of personality type on sociability and socio-economic status among undergraduate students of Benue State University Makurdi. This was a cross-sectional survey design. A total of two hundred (200) participants took part in the study and this comprised of 129 (64.5%) males and 71 (35.5%) females. The age range of participants was between 16-35 years, with a standard deviation of 2.5. The participants were randomly selected from the population of study. Standardized questionnaire were used in collecting data for the study. The ANOVA, and regressional analysis were statistical methods used for data analysis. Result revealed that, there was no significant influence of personality type on sociability among Benue State University undergraduates. Result also shows that, there was no significant influence of socio-economic status on sociability among Benue State University undergraduates. Result further revealed that there was no significant joint influence of personality type and socio-economic status on sociability among Benue State University undergraduates. The study finally recommended among others that, despite the issue of personality type and socio-economic status on sociability as investigated by the researcher, several areas also need to be explored.
Keywords: Personality Type, Socio-economic Status, Sociability.
