Coping strategies of psychosocial challenges facing the aged in Owerri, Nigeria: Implications for counselling practice

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dc.contributor.authorAlwajud-Adewusi, Mariam B.
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-13T08:46:27Z
dc.date.available2023-01-13T08:46:27Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractGiven that the psychosocial challenges facing the aged are detrimental to their well-being; this study therefore, investigated the psychosocial challenges as well as the coping strategies adopted by the aged in Owerri, Imo State. A qualitative study that employed Focus Group Discussion was used for the study where 24 elderly persons were purposively selected from Imo town. The validity of the structured items was established by experts in the Department of Counsellor Education and the Department of Psychology, University of Ilorin. The sessions were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. The results indicated that depreciation of good health, low mood, financial constraint, loneliness and isolation were the major psychosocial challenges identified by the participants in that community. It was suggested that sensitization campaign should be arranged for the aged in order to ensure healthy living in old age. Counsellors should therefore enlighten the aged to seek for group counselling as it helps to reduce stress and alleviate problems. Aged and elderly are used interchangeably in this study.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAlwajud-Adewusi, M.B. (2020): Coping strategies of psychosocial challenges facing the aged in Owerri, Nigeria: Implications for counselling practice. Port Harcourt Journal of Educational Studies, 5(3), 36-41en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/8354
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDepartment of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeriaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries5;3
dc.subjectCoping strategy, Aged/Elderly persons, Psychosocial challenges, Counsellingen_US
dc.titleCoping strategies of psychosocial challenges facing the aged in Owerri, Nigeria: Implications for counselling practiceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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