Al-Hikmah University Journal

This study examined psychological well-being as a correlate of male child parenting among married adults in Kwara State, Nigeria. A descriptive survey of correlation was used. The study was all married adults in Ilorin which were 965,000. A sample of 384 married adults with a male child was purposively selected from the three Local Government Areas in the Kwara Central Senatorial District. The instruments were Ryfe’s (1986) Psychological Well-being Scale and Scrotel et al (1982) Male Child Parenting. Two research questions and one hypothesis were answered and tested at a 0.05 significant level respectively. Percentages and Pearson Product Moment Correlation were the statistical procedures employed in this study. The findings showed that both psychological well-being and male child parenting were high among the participants and also that there is a significant relationship between psychological well-being and male child parenting (r. calculated = 0.47, df = 382 and P < 0.05). The study concluded that psychological well-being was a significant correlate of male child parenting. The study recommended that married adults should ensure that they maintain positive psychological well-being at all times. This would facilitate adequate male-child parenting.