EFFECT OF EMOTIONAL STABILITY AND SELF-EFFICACY ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF EMERGING ADULTS DURING COVID-19 IN NIGERIA

Authors

  • Bukola Victoria Bada Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
  • Kehinde Kenneth Salaudeen Department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
  • Moshood Kehinde Alli Department of Educational Foundations, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Nigeria
  • Adebunmi O. Oyekola Department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v7i11.3508

Keywords:

emotional stability, self-efficacy, psychological well-being, emerging adults, COVID-19

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of emotional stability and self-efficacy on psychological well-being of emerging adults during COVID-19 in Nigeria. The sample consists of 50 (23 male and 27 female) emerging adults across the six geopolitical zones of the country. It was found that self-efficacy and emotional intelligence had significant main and interaction effect on psychological well-being; there was no significant gender difference on psychological well-being and that demographic predictors made a contribution of 10.1% to the psychological well-being of emerging adults during COVID-19. The need to promote the psychological well-being of all emerging adults during and post-COVID-19 must be embraced.

 

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Author Biographies

  • Bukola Victoria Bada, Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
    Bada, Bukola Victoria holds a PhD in Developmental Psychology from the Department of psychology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She is an adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Psychology University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She has published several articles in learned journals.
  • Kehinde Kenneth Salaudeen, Department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
    Oyekola, Adebunmi O. holds a PhD in Counselling Psychology from the Department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She is presently a Lecturer in the department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She has published several articles in learned journals.
  • Moshood Kehinde Alli, Department of Educational Foundations, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Nigeria
    Salaudeen, Kehinde Kenneth holds a Master’s degree in Counselling psychology, specializing in Educational psychology and school counseling, Department of Guidance and Counselling University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is an independent researcher, with some articles in learned journals.
  • Adebunmi O. Oyekola, Department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
    Alli, Moshood Kehinde holds a Master’s degree in Counselling psychology, specializing in Assessment and Testing from the Department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is currently a Lecturer at the Department of Educational Foundations, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Nigeria. He has articles in learned journals.

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2020-12-28

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Vol. 7 No. 11 (2020)

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