Perceived consequences of War and Ethnicity as factors influencing psychological functioning among Igbos and Modakekes

John O  Ekore; Abigail Olubola Taiwo; Fred Tamen; Iyiola  Olawale

Perceived consequences of War and Ethnicity as factors influencing psychological functioning among Igbos and Modakekes

John O Ekore
, Abigail Olubola Taiwo
, Fred Tamen
, Iyiola Olawale

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Abstract

The research examined the perceived consequences of war and ethnicity as factors influencing psychological functioning among war victims of East and Western parts of Nigeria.
A total of 200 respondents drawn from war torn communities in Modakeke and Iboland participated in the survey study. While 157 (79%) of them were males, the rest (21%) were females, cutting across the three main religions. A 30-item perception of war scale developed by the researchers and the 46 -items Crown & Crisp (1966) Experiential Index (CCE) was used in data collection.
Two hypotheses were tested.
Result showed that the Ibos significantly reported higher emotional wellbeing than the Modakekes (t(197),2)=2.518, P>.01). It was recommended that attitude change programmes should be implemented in these study areas to change people's orientation towards war.

Original language	English
Article number	6
Pages (from-to)	74-83
Number of pages	10
Journal	Nigerian Journal of Psychology
Volume	19
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 20 Jul 2002

Keywords

War
Perceived consequences war
Psychological functioning
Ethnicity
Modakeke
Igbo
Emotional wellbeing
Hostility

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Perceived consequences of War and Ethnicity as factors influencing psychological functioning among Igbos and Modakekes

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