ABSTRACT
The research investigated perceived stress reactivity, resilience and emotional intelligence as
predictors of psychological health among two hundred and seventeen (217) caregivers who have
stayed for at least one month with a psychiatric patient drawn from Federal Neuropsychiatric
Hospital, Enugu. The participants comprised of males (n=41) and females (n=176) with mean
age of 26.89. Thirty-nine (39) of them had primary education; one hundred and two (102) had
secondary education while seventy-six (76) had tertiary education. Two hundred and fourteen
(214) were Christians while three (3) were traditionalist. Three hypotheses were tested in the
study. Four instruments namely; perceived stress reactivity scale, resilience scale, brief
emotional intelligence scale and general health questionnaire were used to elicit responses from
the participants. The result showed that, perceived stress reactivity significantly predict
psychological health among caregivers of psychiatric patients (β=.29,t=4.72, P
, H & IWAT, E (2021). Perceived Stress Reactivity, Resilience And Emotional Intelligence As Predictors Of Psychological Health Among Psychiatric Patients’ Caregivers. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/perceived-stress-reactivity-resilience-and-emotional-intelligence-as-predictors-of-psychological-health-among-psychiatric-patients-caregivers
, HENRY and ESTHER IWAT "Perceived Stress Reactivity, Resilience And Emotional Intelligence As Predictors Of Psychological Health Among Psychiatric Patients’ Caregivers" Afribary. Afribary, 05 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/perceived-stress-reactivity-resilience-and-emotional-intelligence-as-predictors-of-psychological-health-among-psychiatric-patients-caregivers. Accessed 03 May. 2024.
, HENRY, ESTHER IWAT . "Perceived Stress Reactivity, Resilience And Emotional Intelligence As Predictors Of Psychological Health Among Psychiatric Patients’ Caregivers". Afribary, Afribary, 05 May. 2021. Web. 03 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/perceived-stress-reactivity-resilience-and-emotional-intelligence-as-predictors-of-psychological-health-among-psychiatric-patients-caregivers >.
, HENRY and IWAT, ESTHER . "Perceived Stress Reactivity, Resilience And Emotional Intelligence As Predictors Of Psychological Health Among Psychiatric Patients’ Caregivers" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 03, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/perceived-stress-reactivity-resilience-and-emotional-intelligence-as-predictors-of-psychological-health-among-psychiatric-patients-caregivers