CIVIL SERVANTS’ATTITUDE TOWARDS THEIR AGED PARENTS IN IBADAN METROPOLIS, NIGERIA: COUNSELLING IMPLICATIONS

This study investigated the civil servants’ attitude towards the aged in Ibadan metropolis. The research design employed for the study was a descriptive survey method. Three hundred civil servants who were randomly selected using purposive sampling procedure participated in the study. An instrument tagged Civil Servants’ Attitude towards their Aged Parents Inventory (CSATAPI) was used to elicit response from the participants. Three research hypothesis were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The data collected were analysed using t-test and ANOVA statistics. Findings revealed significant difference in the attitude of civil servants towards the aged on the basis of gender. Findings also showed no significant difference in the attitude of civil servants towards the aged on the bases of age and religious affiliation. It is recommended that guidance counsellors should develop a model of comprehensive programme for the aged persons. Even if the government at all levels provide for all the physical needs of the aged persons, the various governments can never supply the psychological nourishment that the aged required from trained guidance counsellors.