Abstract: The study sought to determine the extent to which social relationships and work environment influence the subjective well-being of middle aged female teachers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The ex-post facto design was utilized with a sample size of 240, drawn from all female teachers from age 40-60 in the state public secondary schools, through stratified random sampling combined with accidental sampling and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Questionnaire formed the instrument for data collection which was analyzed using Independent t-test. The result indicated that social relationships and work environment make significant differences in sense of subjective well-being among middle aged female teachers in the states’ public schools. Hence it was recommended that guidance counsellors work with women on the need to reassess their relationships, counting their losses and gains (if any) and to decide to move on, if necessary; and also to embark on advocacy for improved work environmental circumstances, good governance, justice and fair play.Abstract: The study sought to determine the extent to which social relationships and work environment influence the subjective well-being of middle aged female teachers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The ex-post facto design was utilized with a sample size of 240, drawn from all female teachers from age 40-60 in the state public secondary schools, through strati...Show More
Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of psycho-social empowerment on enhancement of well-being and resilience in the junior high school students. The type of research is Quasi-experimental pretest-posttest study with control group. There were selected30 junior high school students for statistical samples and were placed in two control (n=15) and test (n=15) groups randomly. Both groups responded the questionnaires firstly the resilience questionnaire [1] (CD-RISC) and the psychological well-being questionnaire [2]. The test group received psycho-social empowerment training program and the control group did not receive any intervention. After, the members of both groups answered the psychological well-being questionnaires. The results showed psycho-social empowerment training program was significantly increased the psychological well-being and resilience.Abstract: The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of psycho-social empowerment on enhancement of well-being and resilience in the junior high school students. The type of research is Quasi-experimental pretest-posttest study with control group. There were selected30 junior high school students for statistical samples and were placed in two ...Show More