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James A. Ayangunna, University of Ibadan, NigeriaOlufemi A. Adegbesan, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Ndidi M. Ofole, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Olawunmi Adisa, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Abstract
This study investigated the effectiveness of Sports and performing arts in the reduction of depressive symptoms among women in Internally Displaced Persons Camps (IDPs) in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. Pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design was adopted. Ninety women between the ages of 18-60 years (x̄ = 1.56: SD = .49.2) were purposively recruited for the study. Three IDP camps were randomly assigned to treatment conditions. The experimental groups were exposed to nine weeks of interventions while the control group served as a comparison group. Two instruments were used for data collection, and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) and Bonferroni post-hoc tests were used for data analysis at the 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that 14.4% of the participants had Moderate depression (MDD). 13.3% had moderately severe depression (MSD) while the majority (47.8%) had Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Further, the mean difference at post-intervention suggests that the interventions were effective in managing depressive symptoms of participants. There was a significant main effect of treatments in reducing depressive symptoms (F2,78 = 29.244, p < 0.05, η2 = .357). The outcomes suggest that the Performing Arts intervention was more potent (x̄ = 28.91) than the Sports (x̄ = 31.66) in the reduction of depressive symptoms of the participants. We concluded that both interventions were effective in reducing depressive symptoms among women in IDP camps. We recommend the use of these two therapies for the mental rehabilitation of women in other IDP camps in Nigeria.
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Conference: ECAH2025Stream: Sexuality
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Ayangunna J., Adegbesan O., Ofole N., & Adisa O. (2025) Mental Health of Women in Internally Displaced Persons Camps in Borno State, Nigeria: Can Sports and Performing Arts Be Effective? ISSN: 2188-1111 – The European Conference on Arts & Humanities 2025: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 235-247) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1111.2025.21
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1111.2025.21
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