AFFECTIVE ORIENTATION AS A DETERMINANT OF SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

The study assessed the levels of social well-being and affective orientation of Nigerian university students; and determined the influence of affective orientation on the social wellbeing of the undergraduate students. Five hundred students were selected from a Nigerian university using multi-stage sampling procedures. Data was collected using a scale on social well-being and affective orientation. Data collected were analysed using frequency, percentage, and regression analysis. The results revealed that the levels of both social well-being and affective orientation of respondents were moderate. The results further revealed that there was a significant influence of affective orientation on the social well-being of undergraduate students at p < 0.05 level of significance (F = 75.214, p = 0.000). This showed an increase in social well-being with an increase in affective orientation. It therefore brought to the fore the need to channel the students' emotions toward improving their social well-being.