Influence of Environmental Factors on Career Choice of Secondary School Students in Ilorin Metropolis: Towards Enhancing Emotional Well-being of Adolescents

This study investigated the influence of environmental factors on careerchoice of secondary school students in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara state. Thestudy also examined whether moderating variables such as class level, classtype and gender would affect the respondents’ views. The populationconsisted of 800 secondary school students that were randomly selectedfrom Ilorin Metropolis. The researchers employed descriptive survey methodfor the study. The instrument used was a self-designed questionnaire titled“Career choice Questionnaire (CCQ).The t-test and Analysis of Variance(ANOVA) at 0.05 alpha level were used to test the hypotheses. The resultrevealed that environmental factors have a positive influence on career choice of secondary school students in Ilorin Metropolis. Also, there was nosignificant difference on the influence of environmental factors on careerchoice of secondary school students in Ilorin Metropolis on the bases ofclass level, gender and class type. Secondary school Counsellors shouldprovide career guidance to learners on a continual basis during theirsecondary school education, so as to make adequate career choices and toenhance their emotional well-being, was recommended.