Influence of Family Size, Nature of Job and Years in Marriage on Working Mothers Job Commitment in Public Universities in South-West Nigeria

Abstract

Several researchers have worked on variables that affect working mothers’ job commitment in Nigeria, but little research have been carried out to determine the influence that family size, years in marriage and nature of job have on their job commitment, hence the need for this study which investigated the influence of family size, nature of job and years in marriage on working mothers’ job commitment in public universities in South-West Nigeria. Four null hypotheses guided the study and research design of the ex-post facto type was employed. Nine hundred and fifty working mothers were drawn from three federal and three state public universities in South-West Nigeria through the multi-stage random sampling technique. The data collected was analysed using frequencies, simple percentages and multiple regression analysis and the level of significance was set at 0.05%. Result of analysis revealed a significant combined influence of family size, nature of job and years in marriage on working mothers’ job commitment with nature of job as the strongest predictor of job commitment. It was further revealed that the job commitment of working mothers in public universities in south-west Nigeria is low. Based on the results, it was recommended that university management should cater for the welfare of working mothers based on their unique needs. Keywords: Family Size, Nature of Job, Years in Marriage, Job Commitment DOI : 10.7176/JEP/10-6-18