Johnbosco Chika Chukwuorji
Biographic Data
| ID | 214903 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Johnbosco Chika Chukwuorji |
| GIVEN NAMES | Johnbosco Chika |
| FAMILY NAME | Chukwuorji |
| SIGNATURE | CHUKWUORJI J C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nigeria |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4065-4327 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 45 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 45 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Lifetime Exposure to Suicide and Current Use of Suicide Prevention Competencies Among Catholic Clergy in Nigeria
Despite the evidence of clergy encounters with both those at risk and survivors of suicide, research examining suicide exposure and the clergy’s use of suicide prevention competencies remains limited. We examined the associations between lifetime exposure to suicide (exposure to suicidal communication, direct exposure to suicide attempts/deaths, and indirect exposure to suicide attempts/deaths) and current use of suicide prevention competencies (…
Suicide Prevention Training Experiences, Needs and Perceptions among Catholic Clergy in Nigeria
Our study draws attention to an important but underexplored resource for suicide prevention in low-and middle-income countries: faith leaders, who function as highly accessible community leaders.By examining Nigerian clergy's training experiences, capacity needs, and perspectives on suicide prevention, we found strong willingness among clergy to support individuals at risk, despite limited formal training and low awareness of national suicide pre…
Perceived Comfort and Competence of Southeast Nigerian Clergy in Responding to Suicidal Crises
Suicide remains a critical global mental health challenge, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries where access to formal mental health services is limited. In such contexts, including sub-Saharan Africa, individuals in crisis often turn first to faith leaders. Clergy frequently encounter suicidal crises and serve as initial points of contact, yet there is little empirical evidence on their comfort or competence in respondin…
Association of state postpartum depression legislation and maternal mortality in the United States
Objective: State legislation addressing postpartum depression varies widely across the U.S. and may play a critical role in shaping access to mental health care and supports that influence state level maternal mortality outcomes. This study examined the relationship between U.S. state legislation on postpartum depression (PPD) and state-level maternal mortality rates. Methods: Data from PPD-related legislation in 32 states were reviewed and were …
Distinguishing climate change worry from state climate anxiety across 32 countries
The concepts of “climate change worry” and “climate change anxiety” are often used interchangeably in climate research, but they may reflect distinct emotional responses to climate change, which could potentially have different implications for public mental health. This research brief aims to empirically examine the differences between these two constructs by comparing their associations with key indicators of subjective wellbeing. Using survey …
Reducing mathematics anxiety through acceptance and commitment therapy
Mathematics is an essential discipline in the curricula of most educational systems, from early childhood to high school. However, a significant number of students face challenges due to anxiety disorders. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) does attempt to alleviate math anxiety, but there seems to be a lack of research evaluating its effectiveness in comparison with conventional counselling approaches. This study aimed to investigate the im…
Roles of Loneliness, Stress, and Religiosity in Suicide Ideation Among Nigerian Older Adults
Suicidal behavior in older adults is a fundamental public health problem globally and the highest suicide rates occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, there is limited research on suicidality among older adults, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. We sought to find out whether loneliness, stress and religiosity would be associated with suicide ideation in a sample of sub-Saharan African older adults ( N = 500; aged 51–70 years,…
Spirituality, Resilience and Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth Among Orthopedic Nurses in Nigeria
Psychometric validation of the school health assessment tool for primary schools in Southeast Nigeria
The SHAT-PS was successfully validated for use in Nigerian primary schools. Its robust psychometric performance and contextual alignment with national school health priorities make it a valuable tool for monitor school health and inform targeted interventions. Further validation in other regions and among broader stakeholder groups is recommended to enhance its generalizability and support nationwide implementation
Rumination impacts depressive symptoms among orthopedic patients
Due to their physical discomfort and functional constraints, orthopedic patients frequently experience elevated depressive symptoms, and previous studies indicate that rumination worsens these symptoms. Nonetheless, studies on the mechanisms that mitigate this deleterious impact of rumination on depressive symptoms in this population are sparse. In the present study, we investigated the moderating role of dispositional mindfulness in the relation…
Academic major satisfaction in a sample of Nigerian university students
Despite the increasing enrolment in higher education in sub-Saharan Africa, the systematic understanding of students’ academic major satisfaction in these contexts has not received significant research interest. We examined the academic major satisfaction of students in the Nigerian context by the sense of autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Participants were 452 students from Fine and Applied Arts (FAA, n = 207, 32.9% female, mean age = 20.86…
Does self-compassion buffer the impact of fear of Covid-19 on health-related quality of life for people living with HIV
Extant literature has consistently documented the adverse impact of fear of COVID-19 on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people living with HIV (PLWHIV), as they are more prone to being infected with this deadly disease than the normal population. However, studies on the mechanism that could mitigate this adverse impact are lacking. We investigated whether self-compassion could buffer the negative impact of fear of COVID-19 on HRQoL …
It's Colder On the Outside
The much we know about the mental health of internally displaced persons (IDPs) today comes from studies conducted with IDPs who stay in displacement camps. Little is known about IDPs' mental health and experiences living outside the camps. This qualitative study explored the lived experiences of IDPs living outside displacement camps in Nigeria. Participants were eight IDPs ( M age = 36, SD = 1.6) selected from villages in Benue, Nigeria. Data w…
Physical activity and anxiety during the Covid-19 pandemic in Tanzania
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic heightened anxiety levels globally, disproportionately affecting low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Physical activity (PA) has shown potential to alleviate mental health challenges, including anxiety. This study explores the relationship between PA and anxiety among Tanzanian adults during the pandemic, examining whether self-reported health status moderates this relationship and identifying demographic var…
Self-perception of health and physical activity levels among the youth and adults before and amidst the Covid-19 pandemic
Background: Emerging research indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions led to decreased physical activity levels and poorer health globally. However, most studies on this topic have focused on advanced countries, leaving a gap in understanding the impact in countries like Ghana. This study aimed to fill this gap by assessing self-perceived health status and physical activity levels among youth and adults in Ghana before, d…
Translation of Well-being Assessment Instruments in African Contexts
A fundamental requirement for proper measurement of well-being in diverse contexts is the appropriate translation of well-being measures into the languages spoken by the specific population. This paper aims to identify measures of well-being that have been translated into African languages up to the year 2019 and make suggestions for researchers who are faced with the challenge of translating well-being instruments into local languages. Online da…
Negative emotions about climate change are related to insomnia symptoms and mental health
Climate change threatens mental health via increasing exposure to the social and economic disruptions created by extreme weather and large-scale climatic events, as well as through the anxiety associated with recognising the existential threat posed by the climate crisis. Considering the growing levels of climate change awareness across the world, negative emotions like anxiety and worry about climate-related risks are a potentially pervasive con…
Counterfactual thoughts and regret intensity as correlates of depressive symptoms among polytechnic students in Nigeria
Towards a more comprehensive understanding of depressive symptoms among young adults using Gaussian graphical and directed acyclic graph models
Addressing the unmet mental health needs of people living with HIV
Some mental health interventions have addressed mental health among people living with HIV (PLWH) using a variety of approaches, but little is known about the details of such interventions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region that bears the largest burden of HIV in the world. The present study describes mental health interventions for PLWH in SSA regardless of the date and language of publication. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Syst…
Health locus of control, personality and social support in treatment adherence among diabetic patients
We examined the contributions of health locus of control (internal, external), personality traits, and social support in treatment adherence among Nigerian diabetic patients (N = 126; females = 49.21%, Type 1 diabetes = 58.73%, Type 2 diabetes = 41.27%; age range: 20 to 76 years). They completed measures of health locus of control, personality traits, social support and treatment adherence. Hierarchical regression analysis results indicated that …
Is Geropsychology “Forever Young” on the Mother Continent? Addressing the Limited Research on Psychology of Aging in Africa
OBJECTIVES: Our paper highlights areas of interest to psychologists studying aging in Africa and what has already been learned about aspects of psychological aging from studies done in the African context. We also considered whether there are issues that are unique about aging in the African context that might challenge how aging is typically considered in psychology research. METHODS: We reviewed articles recently published in major gerontology …
Social anxiety and internet addiction among adolescent students in a sub-Saharan African country
Evidence has shown that social anxiety significantly influences internet addiction among adolescent students. However, the boundary conditions that strengthen or weaken this association with internet addiction have not been fully understood, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This study adopted a cross-sectional survey design to investigate the direct effect of social anxiety on internet addiction among adolescent students and the moderating role …
Building a national framework for multicentre research and clinical trials
There is limited capacity and infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa to conduct clinical trials for the identification of efficient and effective new prevention, diagnostic and treatment modalities to address the disproportionate burden of disease. This paper reports on the process to establish locally driven infrastructure for multicentre research and trials in Nigeria known as the Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance Model Innovation and Resea…
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale–Revised (Cesd-20-R)
Alienation and Psychological Wellbeing
Sexual Violence and Child Poverty
Existing literature has documented strong associations between families’ socio-economic conditions and children’s experiences of child abuse and neglect (CAN), including physical, sexual and emotional abuse. Even though the broader approach to family poverty and child poverty may overlap, they do not always have the same indices, implying that the established relationships between family poverty and CAN cannot be unequivocally applied to child po…
Trust and Trustworthiness in a Sub-Saharan African Sample
Rumination impacts depressive symptoms among orthopedic patients
Due to their physical discomfort and functional constraints, orthopedic patients frequently experience elevated depressive symptoms, and previous studies indicate that rumination worsens these symptoms. Nonetheless, studies on the mechanisms that mitigate this deleterious impact of rumination on depressive symptoms in this population are sparse. In the present study, we investigated the moderating role of dispositional mindfulness in the relation…
Does self-compassion buffer the impact of fear of Covid-19 on health-related quality of life for people living with HIV
Extant literature has consistently documented the adverse impact of fear of COVID-19 on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people living with HIV (PLWHIV), as they are more prone to being infected with this deadly disease than the normal population. However, studies on the mechanism that could mitigate this adverse impact are lacking. We investigated whether self-compassion could buffer the negative impact of fear of COVID-19 on HRQoL …
Social anxiety and internet addiction among adolescent students in a sub-Saharan African country
Evidence has shown that social anxiety significantly influences internet addiction among adolescent students. However, the boundary conditions that strengthen or weaken this association with internet addiction have not been fully understood, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This study adopted a cross-sectional survey design to investigate the direct effect of social anxiety on internet addiction among adolescent students and the moderating role …
Psychometric properties of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire - Hausa version among internally displaced persons in Nigeria
Valid measurement of meaning in life (MIL) is crucial for cross-cultural understanding of the construct. The Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), a widely used measure of MIL, has yet to be translated into any indigenous African language. The current study presents a preliminary report of a Hausa language translation of the MLQ, the MLQ-Hausa version (MLQ-H), and its reliability and validity in a Nigerian sample. Participants were 809 internally …
Alienation and Psychological Wellbeing
Test anxiety
Most of the previous studies on test anxiety have focused on students in higher institutions with little research on test anxiety in secondary school students. The present study examined the contributions of gender, age, parent's occupation and self-esteem on test anxiety among secondary school students. Participants were 281 students (males = 156, females = 125; mean age = 17.05, SD = 1.87) who were candidates for centralised, high-stakes examin…
Prolonged grief disorder symptoms in bereaved internally displaced Tiv persons in Nigeria
There is burgeoning research on prolonged grief disorder (PGD) among several vulnerable populations but PGD symptoms have been scarcely examined among bereaved internally displaced persons (IDPs). This study investigated the associations of rumination, rebirth concerns and gender with symptoms of PGD following conflict-related bereavement. Participants were 379 Nigerian IDPs who were of the Tiv ethnic group. They provided demographics and complet…
Bullying and Suicide Ideation
Psychometric properties of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire - Hausa version among internally displaced persons in Nigeria
Valid measurement of meaning in life (MIL) is crucial for cross-cultural understanding of the construct. The Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), a widely used measure of MIL, has yet to be translated into any indigenous African language. The current study presents a preliminary report of a Hausa language translation of the MLQ, the MLQ-Hausa version (MLQ-H), and its reliability and validity in a Nigerian sample. Participants were 809 internally …
Roles of Religious Commitment, Emotion Regulation and Social Support in Preoperative Anxiety
Commentary on the coronavirus pandemic
About a week after the confirmation of Nigeria's index case of COVID-19 on February 27, 2020, the Nigerian federal government set up a 12-member Presidential Task Force for the Control of the Coronavirus. The country's borders were closed on March 23, and the lockdown of cities was also implemented. The unanticipated disruption of scholarly or professional advancement for the 94% of university students who are not currently learning may increase …
Distorted Cognitions, Substance Use and Suicide Ideation Among Gamblers
Social support serves emotion regulation function in death anxiety among people living with HIV/Aids
Several studies have reported the independent roles of social support and emotion regulation in death anxiety. However, there is sparse literature on mediating role of emotion regulatory mechanisms in the link between social support and death anxiety. This study examined whether social support predicts multidimensional death anxiety as a function of emotion regulation strategies (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression) among people livi…
Roles of gender, social anxiety and extraversion in drinking patterns among Nigerian students
Background Effective interventions to curb the growing alcohol use problem in African countries require an understanding of critical factors associated with drinking patterns. Previous studies have examined the contributions of gender, social anxiety and extraversion in alcohol use, but little research exists on the operationalization of drinking patterns as high-risk situations for alcohol use, and the contributions of these factors. This study …
Substance abuse and media violence exposure as factors in acceptance of dating violence among in-school adolescents
Adolescents’ dating violence is a public health concern due to its damaging consequences on the wellbeing of individuals involved and the possible risk of progression into adulthood. Previous studies have established links between substance use and exposure to media violence on adolescents’ dating violence, but little is known about the dispositions of adolescents toward the act, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The present study examined the co…
Understanding the health needs of internally displaced persons
We seek to strengthen understanding of the health needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in contexts of conflict or violence. Based upon a scoping review, our paper identified limited evidence on IDP health, but nevertheless indicates that IDPs tend to experience worse health outcomes than other conflict-affected populations across a range of health issues; and this is due to the particularly vulnerable situation of IDPs relative to these o…
Rates of Occurrence and Influence of Trauma Exposure on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Among Survivors of Terrorist Attacks in Northeast Nigeria
Trust and Trustworthiness in a Sub-Saharan African Sample
Building a national framework for multicentre research and clinical trials
There is limited capacity and infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa to conduct clinical trials for the identification of efficient and effective new prevention, diagnostic and treatment modalities to address the disproportionate burden of disease. This paper reports on the process to establish locally driven infrastructure for multicentre research and trials in Nigeria known as the Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance Model Innovation and Resea…
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale–Revised (Cesd-20-R)
The Age-Related Positivity Effect and Emotion Regulation
While substantial literature suggests that positive preferences are in the service of emotion regulation pursuits, little evidence has directly linked positivity “processes” with well-being “outcomes.” The current study examined age-related differences in negative gaze preferences and how such preferences are related to subsequent regulatory outcomes. Participants were 79 older adults and 72 younger adults. They first provided a baseline mood ass…
Climate anxiety, wellbeing and pro-environmental action
This study explored the correlates of climate anxiety in a diverse range of national contexts. We analysed cross-sectional data gathered in 32 countries (N = 12,246). Our results show that climate anxiety is positively related to rate of exposure to information about climate change impacts, the amount of attention people pay to climate change information, and perceived descriptive norms about emotional responding to climate change. Climate anxiet…
Mindful awareness as a predictor of postpartum depression and anxiety among Igbo nursing mothers in Enugu, South-East Nigeria
In Nigeria, the relationship between mindfulness and postpartum depression and anxiety has gone largely unexamined. A cross-sectional study of 309 randomly selected nursing mothers was conducted at two tertiary health institutions using the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. The study sought to determine if mindful awareness acted as a predictor of postpartum depression and anxiety in Igbo nursing mothers…
Parenting style, social interaction anxiety, and problematic internet use among students
Our study examined the roles of parenting styles and social interaction anxiety in problematic internet use (PIU) in a sample of Nigerian undergraduate students (n = 300; female = 63.3%; mean age = 19.66 years, SD = 2.64 years). The students completed the Parenting Style Inventory II (PS-II), the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale, and the Generalised Problematic Internet Use Scale 2. Following regression analysis, results showed authoritative pare…
Locating event centrality in associations of emotion regulation with posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and posttraumatic growth in emerging adults
Previous research suggests that cognitive reappraisal (CR) and expressive suppression (ES) strategies of emotion regulation (ER) are associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic growth (PTG). How the patterns of these associations may vary in the context of event centrality (EC) however requires investigation to help delineate groups for whom the impact of event centrality may be more salient. We examined whether EC woul…
Sexual Violence and Child Poverty
Existing literature has documented strong associations between families’ socio-economic conditions and children’s experiences of child abuse and neglect (CAN), including physical, sexual and emotional abuse. Even though the broader approach to family poverty and child poverty may overlap, they do not always have the same indices, implying that the established relationships between family poverty and CAN cannot be unequivocally applied to child po…
Translation of Well-being Assessment Instruments in African Contexts
A fundamental requirement for proper measurement of well-being in diverse contexts is the appropriate translation of well-being measures into the languages spoken by the specific population. This paper aims to identify measures of well-being that have been translated into African languages up to the year 2019 and make suggestions for researchers who are faced with the challenge of translating well-being instruments into local languages. Online da…
Negative emotions about climate change are related to insomnia symptoms and mental health
Climate change threatens mental health via increasing exposure to the social and economic disruptions created by extreme weather and large-scale climatic events, as well as through the anxiety associated with recognising the existential threat posed by the climate crisis. Considering the growing levels of climate change awareness across the world, negative emotions like anxiety and worry about climate-related risks are a potentially pervasive con…
Counterfactual thoughts and regret intensity as correlates of depressive symptoms among polytechnic students in Nigeria
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