The effect of counselling on psycho-social adjustment of aged people in Makurdi Metropolis

Abstract

This study examined the effect of counselling on psycho-social adjustment of aged people in Makurdi Metropolis. The study was guided by three research questions and three hypotheses. The study employed a quasi-experimental design based on non-randomized control group pretest-posttest design. The population of this study consists of 230aged people out of which 38 sampled for the study. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled “Counselling and Psycho-Social Adjustment Questionnaire (CPSAQ)” The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions. t-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that there is a significant difference in mean scores of psychological adjustment between aged people exposed to counselling and those that are not. There is a significant difference in mean scores of economic adjustment between aged people exposed to counselling and those that are not. It also found that there is a significant difference in mean scores of emotional adjustment between aged people exposed to counselling and those that are not. It was recommended that guidance services should target at aged people to enhance their emotional and psychosocial adjustment in life, the government should make policies and implement them to fullest concerning aged people funding so as enable them meet up with their economic challenges, among others.