RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL ANXIETY, COPING STRATEGIES AND PSYCHOLOGICALADJUSTMENT OF THE INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL ANXIETY, COPING STRATEGIES AND PSYCHOLOGICALADJUSTMENT OF THE INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
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2020-03
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ABUBAKAR, Sadisu
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Abstract
This study investigated Relationship between Emotional Anxiety, Coping Strategies and
Psychological Adjustment of the Internally Displaced Persons in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The
study adopted correlative research design. The target population of the study was nine
thousand, six hundred and thirty-five (9, 635) male and female internally displaced persons
Kaduna State Nigeria. The sample of the study was360 respondents drawn from entire
internally displaced persons. Data were collected using Emotional Anxiety Inventory (EAI)
and Coping Strategies Inventory (CSI). The data collected were processed and analyzed using
Pearson product moment correlation. All tests were done at 0.05 level of significance. The
study found that there is significant relationship exist between Emotional Anxiety, Coping
Strategies and Psychological Adjustment of the Internally Displaced Persons in Kaduna State
with the following values: Emotion focused coping strategy and Psychological Adjustment p =
0.001, r = .939, Problem focused coping strategy and Psychological Adjustment p = 0.002, r
= .940, Proactive focused coping strategy and Psychological Adjustment p = 0.011, r = .940
and Emotional Anxiety and Psychological Adjustment p = 0.012, r = .842. Based on the
results of the findings it was recommended that government should employ the services of
psychologist and counselors in the camp so as to help internally displaced Persons on how to
cope with their emotional anxiety.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL AHMADU
BELLO UNIVERSITY IN PATIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING,
FACULTY OF EDUCATION,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA, NIGERIA
Keywords
RELATIONSHIP,, EMOTIONAL ANXIETY,,, COPING STRATEGIES,, SYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT,, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS,, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA