Abstract
The study determined the impact of changing family structure on child's wellbeing and family financial resources in South East, Nigeria. The study adopted a correlation survey design. This study was carried out in three Universities in the South East, Nigeria: the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka and Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike. The population was made up of 452 lecturers and students in Home Economics Education programme of the three Universities. Simple random sampling was used to select a sample size of 135 respondents which comprises of 32 lecturers and 103 students. A 20-item Questionnaire was used in answering research questions. The clusters were structured on a five-point Likert response options. The instrument was validated by three experts from the department of Home Economics Education in the three Universities respectively. The Reliability of the instrument was subjected to Cronbach's Alpha reliability method to determine the internal consistency which yielded a coefficient of 0.821. The statistical tool for data analysis was Pearson Moment correlation coefficient to answer each of the research questions. The hypothesis for the study was tested at 0.05 level of significant using regression ANOVA. Findings revealed that to a high extent changing family structure negatively influence the child's social wellbeing while also negatively affecting the family financial resources. The study recommends that efforts should be made by the government, private individuals and non-governmental organizations on developing parenting programmes that are specifically targeted at supporting parents to manage the effects of changing family structures on themselves and their children.
Keywords: Changing Family Structure, Mental Wellbeing, Social Wellbeing, Family Resources and Family Financial Resources.
Publication Date: 2025-12-10