Stress and coping among university students in Sierra Leone
Implications for social work practice to promote development through higher education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9973048 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffrey J Bulanda (Amazon Web Services, USA, corresponding author), Abdulai B Conteh (University of Regina), Fatmata Jalloh (Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 510-523 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020872818796136 |
| OpenAlex | W2889074787 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 23 |
This participatory action study involved interviews with 80 Sierra Leonean university students. Participants reported stress caused by personal challenges (financial, access to transportation, peer pressure, lack of emotional support), university resources (lack of accommodation, water, toilets, learning materials, technology), and issues with instructors (sexual harassment, bribery). Also, the students described their coping strategies, including ‘staying quiet’, seeking external support, turning toward God, engaging in recreation, and ‘encouraging myself’. Implications for social work interventions on the micro level, organizational level, and policy level are discussed in order to take a holistic, systems approach to promoting quality tertiary education in developing countries
Coping (psychology · Harassment · Higher education · Peer pressure · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Sierra leone · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |