Abstract
This study examined the role of cumulative trauma and meaning in life on psychological
wellbeing of adolescent orphans in Western Nigeria. Participants were 696 adolescent orphans
(284 = males, 413 = females) who were selected from eighteen (18) orphanages in Lagos, Oyo
and Ondo States, using cluster sampling technique. The average respondent age was 15.24 (SD =
2.09, ranging from 12 to 18 years). They completed the Yoruba and English versions of the
Cumulative Trauma Scale-short version (CTS-S), Brief Personal Meaning Profile (PMP-B) and
Brief Inventory of Thriving (BIT). Results revealed that cumulative trauma appraisal (CTA) did
not predict psychological wellbeing. Cumulative trauma frequency (CTF) was a negative
significant predictor of psychological wellbeing (β = -.31, t = -6.38, p < .001). Meaning in life
(PMP) was shown to be a positively significant predictor of psychological wellbeing (β = .11, t =
3.07, p < .01). The findings underscore the importance of examining the broader contexts of
orphanhood and the differences in cumulative trauma and meaning in life when seeking to
understand factors that influence psychological wellbeing among adolescent orphans.
Implications for research and practice were discussed and directions for future research were
proposed.
, E & UKEATABUCHI, J (2021). Role Of Cumulative Trauma And Meaning In Life On Psychological Wellbeing Of Adolescent Orphans In Western Nigeria. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/role-of-cumulative-trauma-and-meaning-in-life-on-psychological-wellbeing-of-adolescent-orphans-in-western-nigeria
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, ECHA and UKEATABUCHI, JEREMIAH . "Role Of Cumulative Trauma And Meaning In Life On Psychological Wellbeing Of Adolescent Orphans In Western Nigeria" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 19, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/role-of-cumulative-trauma-and-meaning-in-life-on-psychological-wellbeing-of-adolescent-orphans-in-western-nigeria