Coping Strategies of Teenagers with Bereavement of Parent in Nnewi, Anambra State Nigeria

Abstract

This study focused on how teenagers cope socially with bereavement of parent. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The design used was descriptive survey. A sample of 393 (155 males and 238 females) aged between 12-19 years was selected purposively from Secondary Schools in Nnewi Education Zone of Anambra State, Nigeria. The researchers designed questionnaire “Coping with bereavement of parent by teenagers (CBPT)” was validated and used for collecting data. The data was analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test. Some social coping strategies such as were identified. Age and gender did not make any significant difference in the teenagers’ choice of coping strategies. It was recommended that school counsellors expose bereaved teenagers to different strategies of coping socially with bereavement of parent.

Keywords: Bereavement, Parent, Teenagers, Social, Coping Strategies.