Combat Exposure and Unit Cohesion as Predictors of Depressive Symptoms Among Nigerian Soldiers

Aroh Malachy Onyeneke and Adole Oloche
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Aroh Malachy Onyeneke: Department of Behavioural Medicine Training and Tertiary Care Centre, 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna.
Adole Oloche: Department of Behavioural Medicine Training and Tertiary Care Centre, 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna.

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2023, vol. 7, issue 6, 1102-1111

Abstract: The Bokoharam terrorist organisation has been terrorizing North Eastern Nigeria for decades. The Nigerian Army has been saddled with the responsibility of re-establishing peace in that area through its counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations. Some of the soldiers who were injured at course of this operation were found to have some challenges with their wellbeing. This study was carried out among Nigerian Soldiers wounded in action and hospitalized from the fight against Insurgency in the North-eastern part of Nigeria. Purposive sampling technique was employed to select 225 participants under hospital admission in 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna with combat experience. Data were collected using standardized questionnaires. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses in relation to Combat Exposure and Unit Cohesion as predictors of Depressive Symptoms. Findings of the study revealed that Combat Exposure significantly predicted Depressive symptoms among Nigerian Soldiers wounded in action (β = .583, P

Date: 2023
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