Influence of Age, Financial Well-Being and Social Support on College Students

Taryn Green, Abel Gitimu Waithaka, Priscilla N. Gitimu

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the factors of age, financial well-being and social support on college student’s typical life. Data was collected among 142 adult students, 98 females (69%) and 44 males (31%) of the participants.  The Work Spillover-Scale was used in this study to collect data and it had 20 items that measured family life, work life, and the amount of college coursework they completed. The study showed that there was a significant influence on the financial well-being, social support and parent child relationship on the student academic achievement, family life and work life.

Keywords: relationships, financial well-being, social support, age, academic success.

Title: Influence of Age, Financial Well-Being and Social Support on College Students

Author: Taryn Green, Abel Gitimu Waithaka, Priscilla N. Gitimu

International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research

ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)

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Vol. 4, Issue 1, January 2016 – March 2016

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Influence of Age, Financial Well-Being and Social Support on College Students by Taryn Green, Abel Gitimu Waithaka, Priscilla N. Gitimu