Bereavement Trauma and the Coping Ability of Widow/Ers: The Nigerian Experience

Elegbeleye, O.S.; Oyedeji, M.O.

doi:10.1080/09718923.2003.11892387

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“…Based on the result, respondents between 41-50 years of age at bereavement contributed to the differences noted in the study. This finding corroborates the submission of Egbeleye and Oyedeji (2003) that middle age bereaved spouses cope well than old age bereaved spouses because the former are likely to be actively involved in a regular job that would probably provide the required social support network and means of sustenance immediately after bereavement. According to Egbeleye and Oyedeji , these opportunities in most cases do not avail themselves to old age widows who are retired and are most at times lonely because their children are old and are away from home.…”

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Psychosocial Needs of Bereaved Spouses in Nigeria: Implications for Grief Counselling Intervention

Muhammed¹

2020

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Spousal death is a traumatic life event which engenders different reactions. It becomes more challenging when psychosocial needs are inadequate. This study examined the psychosocial needs of bereaved spouses in Nigeria. The research method adopted for this study was descriptive survey. The population of the study consisted of 1,924,301 bereaved spouses in Nigeria. Purposive and proportional sampling techniques were adopted in selecting a total sample of 1,594 bereaved spouses across the six geo-political zones in Nigeria. The Psychosocial Needs of Bereaved Spouses Scale was used for data collection. Means, percentages, rank order, t-test, and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistical measures were used to analyze the data collected for the study. The findings of the study revealed that respondents needed to acquire a job to sustain the family, raise finances for family upkeep, pay house bills and deal with widowhood isolation, among others. Also, age at bereavement, length of years of loss and nature of death had significant influences on respondents’ psychosocial needs, while gender and religious affiliations had no significant influence on the psychosocial needs of the respondents. The study concluded that respondents’ psychosocial needs were high. The implication is that bereaved spouses need better psychosocial supports to facilitate better adjustments. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended, among others, that counsellors should provide relevant community-based intervention programs and support services to assist bereaved spouses of different age groups, length of years of loss and nature of death, religion, and gender to meet their varying needs.

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Psychosocial Needs of Bereaved Spouses in Nigeria: Implications for Grief Counselling Intervention

Muhammed¹

2020

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“…It signalled the continued significance of procreation in the traditional African marriage system, with covert and overt stigmatisation trailing any wife where the couple failed to have at least a child [ 2 ]. The aftermath of such stigmatisation cannot be benign to the health and wellbeing of the woman (especially those in childless status) and could definitely affect her economic productivity either at the homestead or in formal occupation [ 3 , 4 , 32 ]. Moreover, while certain widowhood rites, such as having sex with strange or deceased relatives, could engender contracting of infections, others, such as isolation for a certain number of days, could engender suicidal thoughts and spur health deterioration [ 34 ].…”

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“…According to United Nations information on women, relatively 248 million out of the 350 million widowed people are women [ 31 ]. There has been a steady increase in the number of widows worldwide, with an increase of 9% between 2010 and 2015, which was ascribed to conflicts and diseases [ 29 , 30 , 32 ]. Country-wise, Indian and China are homes to the world’s largest proportion of widows, with an estimated 46 million and 44.6 million widows, respectively, in 2015 [ 29 , 30 , 33 , 34 ].…”

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Young Single Widow, Dynamics of In-Laws Interference and Coping Mechanisms: Simplicity–Parsimony Approach

Amoo

Adekola

Adesina

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The incidence of short marital duration due to the demise of a husband that often exposes young widows to in-laws’ exploitation of the asset of the deceased spouses, without regard for negative health consequences and potential vulnerability to poverty has not been exhaustively investigated, especially in sub-Saharan Africa where 16% of adult women are widows. The study examined the coping mechanisms among the young widow (aged ≤ 40) who have experienced short conjugal relationships (≤5 years) and burdensome from in-laws. The research design followed a qualitative approach with the aid of semi-structured in-depth interviews among 13 young widows selected through snowballing and informant-led approaches in the purposively selected communities. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics and a thematic approach. The findings, among others, shows the median age of young widow as 29 years. All participants, except one, have faced exploitation from their in-laws over their husbands’ assets. All the participants desired to re-marry in order to: have a father figure for their children, have their own children or have more children. There is an absence of government support, but a few have received support from religious organisations. The author proposed attitudinal-change campaigns targeting the in-laws through accessible media and legislature that could challenge the exploitation of widows and unhealthy widowhood rites.

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“…According to Hogan and DeSantis as cited by Goldblatt (2011) who have studied this population in large community-based samples, this population may be at risk for medical, psychiatric, social, and behavioral dysfunction. Elegbeleye & Oyedeji (2003) on Bereavement Truma and the Coping Ability of Widow/Ers: The Nigerian Experience the investigated the perception of death by the bereaved, the process of mourning and grief, the psychological and social malfunctioning which arise as a result of bereavement and the process of "grief work" and the coping ability displayed by various victims of bereavement, particularly widow/ers. The study employed the instrumentation of quantitative and qualitative research strategy to gather relevant data from the study.…”

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Bereavement, Level Stress and Coping Mechanism among Teacher Education Students of Samar State University: College Bereavement Study

2016

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Bereavement is a severe stressor that should be addressed properly. The study of Teacher education is very tight as it prepares soon to educator that will light the future of other young children. This study sought to determine the Level of Stress and Coping Mechanism on Bereavement among Teacher Education Students of Samar State University. It tested some assumption using the descriptive survey method on 76 identified students who experienced bereavement. It shows that respondent manifested highly emotional and physical stress rather than behavioral stress. It shows that social support is coping mechanism. The said study being the first bereavement research in the city could provide baseline information in the field of bereavement.

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Bereavement Trauma and the Coping Ability of Widow/Ers: The Nigerian Experience

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Psychosocial Needs of Bereaved Spouses in Nigeria: Implications for Grief Counselling Intervention

Psychosocial Needs of Bereaved Spouses in Nigeria: Implications for Grief Counselling Intervention

Young Single Widow, Dynamics of In-Laws Interference and Coping Mechanisms: Simplicity–Parsimony Approach

Bereavement, Level Stress and Coping Mechanism among Teacher Education Students of Samar State University: College Bereavement Study

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