IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/bjc/journl/v12y2025i15p1104-1113.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Caregivers’ Coping Strategies for Adolescents’ Behavioural Problems in Oke-Ose Community, Kwara-State, Nigeria

Author

Listed:
  • Adeyemo, Maymunah Oloruntosin

    (Research Enterprise Systems, Abuja, Nigeria)

  • Micheal Sunkanmi Olaogun

    (Institute of Governance and Development Studies, Federal University Lokoja, Nigeria Research Enterprise Systems, Abuja, Nigeria)

  • Idoko, Silas Oduh

    (Institute of Governance and Development Studies, Federal University Lokoja, Nigeria)

  • Tochukwu Goodluck Okereke

    (Institute of Governance and Development Studies, Federal University Lokoja, Nigeria)

  • Folorunsho Eyitayo

    (Institute of Governance and Development Studies, Federal University Lokoja, Nigeria)

Abstract

Behavioural problems in adolescents are a leading cause of health-related burden, accounting for 15–30% of the disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) lost during the ï¬ rst three decades of life. However, there is limited data on how caregivers would cope if their adolescent develop these problems. This study was thus conducted to determine caregivers’ response as well as coping strategies preference in case of adolescent(s) with behavioural problem. A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted using a cluster sampling technique. Coping strategies preference was assessed using the Brief Cope Inventory. A 2-way dimensional compacted categorization was used to categorize the 28-item coping strategies of Brief Cope Inventory to emotional-based strategies (EBS) and problem-based strategies (PBS). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square and multivariate linear regression model at p

Suggested Citation

  • Adeyemo, Maymunah Oloruntosin & Micheal Sunkanmi Olaogun & Idoko, Silas Oduh & Tochukwu Goodluck Okereke & Folorunsho Eyitayo, 2025. "Caregivers’ Coping Strategies for Adolescents’ Behavioural Problems in Oke-Ose Community, Kwara-State, Nigeria," International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), vol. 12(15), pages 1104-1113, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bjc:journl:v:12:y:2025:i:15:p:1104-1113
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijrsi/digital-library/volume-12-issue-15/1104-1113.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijrsi/articles/caregivers-coping-strategies-for-adolescents-behavioural-problems-in-oke-ose-community-kwara-state-nigeria/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:bjc:journl:v:12:y:2025:i:15:p:1104-1113. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Dr. Renu Malsaria (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijrsi/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.