TY  - JOUR
T1  - Validation Study of the Youth Problems Inventory
AU - , M.S. Omirin 
JO  - Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences
VL  - 4
IS  - 2
SP  - 191
EP  - 194
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1683-8831
DO  - pjssci.2007.191.194
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=pjssci.2007.191.194
KW  - Education
KW  -evaluation
KW  -SPI
KW  -YPI
KW  -coefficient
KW  -recommended
AB  - The purpose of this study was to validate the Youth Problems Inventory (YPI). The sample for the study consisted of 150 students drawn from the part four faculty of Education of the university of Ado-Ekiti and part three students of the college of Education, lkere-Ekiti. The males numbered 85 while the female were 65.  ne hundred and twelve were single while thirty eight were married. The ages range from 18 years to 32 years. The research instruments were the Youth Problems Inventory (YPI) and the Student Problem Inventory (SPI). The YPI, constructed by Okon in 1979, is designed for evaluation of students` problems. It was the main instrument. The SPI, constructed by Bakare in 1970, is a checklist meant to evaluate secondary school students` problems. It served as the validating instrument. To assess the reliability of the Youth Problems Inventory (YPI), test-retest  reliability  method  was  used  with  a  time interval of two weeks. A reliability coefficient of 0.89 was obtained. Three hypotheses were generated for the study, testing sex, marital status and age groups. The  result revealed that there no significant differences in the problems of male and female students, single and married students of different age groups. It was recommended that colleges and universities should try to find  out  students`  problems  (using  problem  inventories) as soon as they are admitted and assist them to get over the problems.
ER  -