Perceived Psychosocial Impact of Lockdown and Life Satisfaction Assessment of Nigerian Working Adults during Coronavirus Pandemic

Abstract

The study assessed the perceived psychosocial impact of lockdown and life satisfaction of Nigerian working adults during the coronavirus pandemic. A cross-sectional research design was adopted, and 518 working adults participated in the study using the convenience sampling technique. Two sets of questionnaires served as the data collection instruments. Data generated from the study were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and OLS regression analysis. Results revealed, amongst others, that relationships with family members and neighbors, interaction with office colleagues, social connectedness, the use of social media, and shopping are the major psychosocial domains highly affected by the impact of the lockdown. Also, it was revealed that working adults in Nigeria are slightly satisfied with life during the COVID-19 lockdown. Based on the results, suggestions were made to mitigate the effects of the psychosocial impact of the lockdown and low life satisfaction during and after the lockdown period of the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19-induced concerns and graduate students’ motivation for programme completion in a Nigerian university

“…Though, African nations have begun to revitalize higher education before the emergence of the COVID-19, but the pandemic scaled down most of the efforts (Mohamedbhai, 2020). The pandemic affected nearly all higher institutions in the African continent due to the abrupt closure of academic activities, to curb the spread of the virus and this led to consequential disruption in students' learning (Itasanmi, Ojedeji, & Ekpenyong, 2022). The COVID-19 crises, therefore, exacerbated longstanding Africa's meagre national and institutional capacities to manage higher education and persistent continuation of the crises indicated that various governments' commitment toward higher education in the continent may be severely affected in the face of other competing priority sectors, that are critical to vulnerable segments of the society (Tamrat & Teferra, 2020).…”