PERCEPTION OF INSECURITY AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING
L E Ugwu, PhD
Renaissance University Ugbawka, Enugu
Bridget Nkechinyere Emma-Echiegu, PhD
M A Ezeh
S K Nwonyi
Adaobi Chika Eze, PhD
Rita Ifeyinwa Ozorgwu
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Keywords

Perception of Insecurity
Political insecurity
Community insecurity
Psychological resilience

How to Cite

Ugwu, L., Emma-Echiegu, B., Ezeh, M., Nwonyi, S., Eze, A., & Ozorgwu, R. (2019). PERCEPTION OF INSECURITY AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING. Nigerian Journal of Social Psychology, 2(2). Retrieved from https://nigerianjsp.com/index.php/NJSP/article/view/37
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Abstract

This study examined the perception of insecurity on subjective well-being (SWB), as well as the moderating role of psychological resilience. Perception of insecurity was considered as both community, economic, political and personal insecurity domains. Two hundred and thirty-nine (239) student participants in two cities of North Nigeria (Kaduna) and Southern Nigeria (Nsukka) participated in the study, (Mage= 36.46, SD=7.06; Females = 111, Males =128). Participants completed the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS), Perceptions of insecurity scale (PIS) and The Brief Resilience Scale (BRS). The results showed that political insecurity, a sub-scale of perception of insecurity, was a significant predictor of subjective well-being, β = -.33, p<.001. Similarly, psychological resilience was a significant predictor of subjective well-being, β = .20, p<.01. The analysis also showed resilience moderated the relationship between community perception of insecurity and SWB. The implication and recommendations were further discussed.

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