Mattering and Satisfaction With Life: Gender and Age Differences Among Kenyan Secondary School Students

dc.contributor.authorKihia, Paul Mbatia
dc.contributor.authorIreri, Anthony Muriithi
dc.contributor.authorMwangi,Cecilia Nyambura
dc.contributor.authorNjoroge, James Njuguna
dc.date.accessioned2025-07-25T09:11:27Z
dc.date.available2025-07-25T09:11:27Z
dc.date.issued2024-11-11
dc.description.abstractThis study examined how mattering related with satisfaction with school life among secondary school students in Kenya (N= 446, M = 17.40, SD = 1.22; 55.8 % Male). Age and gender differences were also explored. Mattering had a moderate correlation with school life satisfaction. Both age and mattering explained 11 % variance in satisfaction with school life. Age and gender did not moderate the prediction of satisfaction with school life by mattering. The relationship was similar for middle and late adolescent students, but prediction was only significant among the middle adolescent group. No significant gender differences were reported among the study variables. The findings suggest that when students feel important and when their age is taken into account, they are more likely to have higher levels of satisfaction with their school experience.
dc.identifier.citationKihia, P. M., Ireri, A. M., Mwangi, C. N., & Njoroge, J. N. (2024). Mattering and Satisfaction With Life: Gender and Age Differences Among Kenyan Secondary School Students.
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/30848
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherQeios
dc.titleMattering and Satisfaction With Life: Gender and Age Differences Among Kenyan Secondary School Students
dc.typeArticle
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