By Terungwa Solomon Buah, Fatai Mustapha & Issa Gaata Abdullahi
Abstract
This study was designed to examine the relationship between parental influence and choice of career among senior secondary school students in Sokoto metropolis. Three research questions and three research hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study was six thousand and eighty-eight (6,088) students while three hundred and forty-six (346) students were selected as sample size. Three sets of validated instruments were used for collecting data: Adopted version of Bakare (1980) Motivation for Occupational Preference Scale (MOPS), adopted version of Adegoke (1987) Parental Socio-economic Status Questionnaire (PSESQ) to measure Socio-economic Status, and Parental Influence Questionnaire (PIQ). The results of the Pearson product moment correlation shows that there is significant relationship between parental influence and choice of career among senior secondary school students, while socio-economic status and choice of career among senior secondary school students were positively related but not significant. Based on the findings, recommendations were made which include that parents should encourage their wards to choose careers that are compatible with their personal interest and capabilities.