INFLUENCE OF MARITAL STRESS AND COPING STRATEGIES ON DEPRESSION AMONG SINGLE PARENTS IN SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA
Mgbenkemdi, Ejike Hyacinth
Department of Psychology
Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu State, Nigeria.
Abstract: This study investigated the influence of marital stress and coping strategies on depression among single parents in South-Eastern Nigeria. It comprised a cross-sectional survey of 13 single parents drawn from Enugu South in Enugu State, Nigeria. Application of 2×2 Analysis of Variance F-test as statistical test revealed no significant influence of marital stress on depression, F (1, 9) = 0.80 at P>0.05. In addition, coping strategies did not influence depression, P (1, 9) = 0.02 at P>0.05. It was concluded that marital stress and coping strategies were not determinants of depression among these sample of single parents.