(MRS) LUCY UGBE
FACULTY OF EDUCATION, GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING UNIT.
NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY.
Abstract.
The study sought to determine the extent to which displacement has impacted on the psychological well-being of women in IDPs camp in Guma Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, Nigeria. Ex-post facto and correlational research designs were adopted for the study. Three research questions were answered in the study and one hypothesis was formulated and tested at 0 .05 level of significance. Twenty eight (28) displaced women participated in the study and were selected through purposive, convenient and simple random sampling techniques. A self developed fixed-alternative interview schedule consisting of 18 items was used to collect data for the study. The split-half reliability of the instrument yielded a coefficient of 0.84. Mean score was used to answer the research questions while Pearson r’ was used to determine the relationship between effects of displacement and psychological well-being of women in the IDPs camp. The result indicates that there is a significant relationship between displacement and psychological well-being of displaced women. It was therefore recommended that a functional counselling centre be established in the IDPs camp in order to meet the psychological needs of displaced women on a regular basis.
Key Words: Displacement, Psychological well-being, Implications for Counselling.
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