Influence of social support, stress and coping strategies on depression among children with physical disability in Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorOkhakhume, A.S.
dc.contributor.authorAroniyiaso, O. T
dc.contributor.authorOlagundoye, O. A.
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-01T12:53:17Z
dc.date.available2021-06-01T12:53:17Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the influence of social support, stress and coping strategies on depression among children with physical disability in Nigeria. The study adopted cross sectional research design, purposive sampling technique was used to select 120 children with physical disability and questionnaires were used for data collection. The result of the findings revealed that there was a significant influence of social support on depression {t(118)=4.55; p<.05} and further analysis indicated that participants with low social support experienced higher levels of depression ( Mean = 69.73 ) while participants with high social support experienced lower levels of depression (Mean = 62.22). More so, the finding depicted independent significant influence of stress and coping strategies on depression {β = .68, t = 11.47; P < .05 & β = .289, t = 4.96; p < .05}. Also, the finding depicted joint significant influence of social support, stress and coping strategies on depression {F (3, 116) = 881.39; p < .05}. Therefore, the study concluded that social support, stress and coping strategies are predictors of depression among children with physical disability in Nigeria and recommended that government and non-governmental organisation should endeavour to implement an ecological-based support programme to support, educate and enlighten physically challenged children, their family members and society on how to help the disabled children deals with life situationen_US
dc.identifier.otherui_art_okhakhume_influence_2016
dc.identifier.otherInternational Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 4(2), 2016. Pp. 27-32
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5354
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherScientific & Academic Publishingen_US
dc.subjectSocial supporten_US
dc.subjectStressen_US
dc.subjectCoping strategiesen_US
dc.subjectDepressionen_US
dc.subjectPhysical disabilityen_US
dc.titleInfluence of social support, stress and coping strategies on depression among children with physical disability in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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