Socio-Economic Hardship, Psychological Health and Human Wellbeing in Nigeria: A Southeast Study
Obidigbo Godwin Chekwubechukwu
Issue:
Volume 10, Issue 4, July 2021
Pages:
89-94
Received:
21 June 2021
Accepted:
1 July 2021
Published:
13 July 2021
Abstract: The literature is dominant with findings that financial crisis and socioeconomic stressors lead to psychological disorder and physical ill health. None of the available studies was conducted in Nigeria, particularly in the Southeast region. This paper investigates if: socio-economic hardship and stressors have any significant impact on people’s psychological health and well-being; and if the impact of socio-economic hardship and stressors on people’s psychological health and well-being have social policy and environmental buffer in Southeast Nigeria. Researcher’s modelled questionnaire was used to generate data from a sample of 1000 respondents (male = 521 and females = 479) drawn from the capitals of the five states in Southeast Nigeria. The analysis of data generated was carried out with the aid of tables, % formula, and Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0 for purposes of determining their mean and standard deviation, and for descriptive purposes. Results of the analysis reveal high-level prevalence of financial crisis and socioeconomic stressors in the region that tend to influence respondents’ psychological health and well-being through anxiety and stress. Among others, it reveals also the efficacy of religious activities and doctrinal teachings together with illegal sources of incomes as effective buffers to the potential negative impact. The study concludes that financial crisis and socioeconomic stressors have potential negative impacts on people’s psychological health and well-being in Southeast Nigeria, however, religious activities and doctrinal teachings together with illegal sources of incomes serve as buffers to this impact. The significance of these findings lay in their drive to introduce effective social policy and establish institutionalised professional counselling services across the region.
Abstract: The literature is dominant with findings that financial crisis and socioeconomic stressors lead to psychological disorder and physical ill health. None of the available studies was conducted in Nigeria, particularly in the Southeast region. This paper investigates if: socio-economic hardship and stressors have any significant impact on people’s psy...
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Depression Among the University Students in Arghakhanchi District
Durga Khadka Mishra,
Rajan Bhusal,
Ridesh Pokharel,
Shreesti Sharma
Issue:
Volume 10, Issue 4, July 2021
Pages:
95-100
Received:
29 July 2021
Accepted:
12 August 2021
Published:
31 August 2021
Abstract: A Depression is one of the major mental illnesses of today's generation and is a common mental disorder. Depression is characterized by a loss of interest and a persistent sadness in activities that people usually enjoy, associated with an inability to carry out daily activities, for at least two weeks. Also, people with depression typically have several of the following a change in appetite; loss of energy; anxiety; sleeping more or less; reduced concentration; indecisiveness; restlessness; feelings of worthlessness, guilt, or hopelessness; along with thoughts of self-harm or suicide. Depression is treatable, with cognitive therapies or antidepressant medication or a combination of these. The descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the level of depression among university students of Arghakhanchi district. The self-administered, pre-tested questionnaire, including the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), was used to collect information on demographics, personal and academic factors, and depression level. Informed written consent was taken with a questionnaire. Collected data from university students were entered and analysed using (SPSS) software version 25. Chi-square test was used in this research to find out the association between the variables. Out of the total students, 40.6% of students were suffering from mild to the extremely severe level of depression, and remaining 59.4% of the students were normal. Results shows statistically significant association between age & depression (p=0.005), ethnicity & depression (p=0.0035) and faculty of study and depression (p=0.003). The high prevalence of depression among university students is an alarming figure that needs urgent attention and warrants towards strategic planning with the need for primary and secondary prevention measures.
Abstract: A Depression is one of the major mental illnesses of today's generation and is a common mental disorder. Depression is characterized by a loss of interest and a persistent sadness in activities that people usually enjoy, associated with an inability to carry out daily activities, for at least two weeks. Also, people with depression typically have s...
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