Socioeconomic and Psychological Wellbeing as Correlates of Somatic Symptoms among Public Servants in Enugu Urban
Onyejela Oluchi Constelia, Obi-Nwosu Harry, Okoli Paul Chibuike, Ofojebe Chukwuma Philip, Okpara Titus Chukwubuzo, Ezeme Mark Sunday, Onyebueke Godwin Chukwudi, Edoka Anthony Chukwunonye, Chime Peter Ekpunobi, Ozougwu Augustine Obumneme
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ABSTRACT
The study investigated
socioeconomic and psychological wellbeing on somatic symptoms among public
servants in Enugu. Civil servants are the front liners in carrying out
government duties and for efficient and effective delegating of these duties;
they may be exposed to somatic symptoms. Participants in this study were one
hundred and sixty (160) public servants selected through convenient sampling
technique in two primary schools: the Command Children School and the Police Children
School, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital and Nigeria Civil Defense
Corps, which are aged between 18 and 60 years. The participants were assessed
with three instruments namely: the Ryff psychological wellbeing, interviewer
rated multivariate assessment of socioeconomic-wellbeing and clinical symptom
inventory; the results were analyzed using Pearson Product’s Moment correlation
analysis at 0.05. The distribution of
questionnaires lasted for two months. The study concluded that workers with
inappropriate socioeconomic and psychological wellbeing could predispose
somatic symptoms among workers.. The researcher therefore recommends that
workers should be exposed to important life skills like ability self tolerance
and stress inoculation exercise; apart from that, motivation of workers and
payment of their benefits on time are advocated for public servants in Enugu
Urban.
Keywords:
Socioeconomic,
Psychological Wellbeing, Somatic Symptoms, Public Servants
ABSTRACT
The study investigated
socioeconomic and psychological wellbeing on somatic symptoms among public
servants in Enugu. Civil servants are the front liners in carrying out
government duties and for efficient and effective delegating of these duties;
they may be exposed to somatic symptoms. Participants in this study were one
hundred and sixty (160) public servants selected through convenient sampling
technique in two primary schools: the Command Children School and the Police Children
School, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital and Nigeria Civil Defense
Corps, which are aged between 18 and 60 years. The participants were assessed
with three instruments namely: the Ryff psychological wellbeing, interviewer
rated multivariate assessment of socioeconomic-wellbeing and clinical symptom
inventory; the results were analyzed using Pearson Product’s Moment correlation
analysis at 0.05. The distribution of
questionnaires lasted for two months. The study concluded that workers with
inappropriate socioeconomic and psychological wellbeing could predispose
somatic symptoms among workers.. The researcher therefore recommends that
workers should be exposed to important life skills like ability self tolerance
and stress inoculation exercise; apart from that, motivation of workers and
payment of their benefits on time are advocated for public servants in Enugu
Urban.
Keywords:
Socioeconomic,
Psychological Wellbeing, Somatic Symptoms, Public Servants