Gender, religious affiliation and the choice of coping strategies among the victims of internal insurgency in Maiduguri
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 6
Abstract
This study investigated the differences in the choice of coping strategies among the victims of internal insurgencies in Maiduguri, Borno State. The age range of the subjects investigated was 20-55 with the mean of 37.5 years. Out of the 300 respondents, 100 were males and 200 females, 80 of which were single, while 28 were married. The Coping Strategy Inventory (CSI) is a 42-item self-report questionnaire designed to assess coping thoughts and behaviors in response to a specific stressor. The format of the CSI is adapted from the Lazarus “way of coping” questionnaire (Folkman & Lazarus, 1981). The major objectives of the study was to have a critical look at/x-ray of what crisis is all about and the coping situations of the victims of internal insurgencies across gender lines. The results showed that men engaged in problem-focused coping, while women were found to engage in emotion-focused. The research work focused on the understanding of coping strategies and the manageability in the real sense of the word as conceptualized by the communities. Manageability points to the way local communities experience crisis and perceive the hazard visa-a-vice their capacity to handle the situation in accordance to the resources available as well as a range of coping mechanisms. This work was able to unfold localized factors, available socio-economic resources and even factors of senility. The concept could be a key factor in ameliorating posttraumatic conditions as well as equipping the local communities with awareness thereby strengthening their understanding of the potential threat which could be posed by crisis. Similarly, it legitimizes the initiatives of the local coping strategies.
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William Langa Mishara, Baltai Madu Yaga
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