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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FEAR OF ABDUCTION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF SECONDARY SCHOOL GIRLS IN BORNO AND YOBE STATES, NORTH-EAST NIGERIA

Mahmud Buba1*, K. Mahmoud1
1 Department of Educational Psychology and Counselling, A.B.U. Zaria
* Corresponding author: mahmudbuba@abueducationjournals.com
Published: Dec, 2025
Pages: 98-104
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Abstract

The study examined relationships between fear of abduction and the psychological well-being of SecondarySchool Girls in Borno and Yobe states, north-east Nigeria. The target Population of the study was 23528students from 24 Government Girls Secondary Schools in Borno and Yobe states. The sample of the study was378 students. The study adopted a correlational design. Two instruments were used for data collection: theFear of Abduction Scale and Psychological Well-Being Scale. Multiple correlations and Regression analysiswere used to test the null hypothesis at a 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed asignificant negative relationship exists between fear of abduction and psychological wellbeing amongsecondary school girls students in Borno and Yobe States, (F(1, 377) = 75.904, R= .190,p

Keywords

Fear Abduction Psychological Well-being Secondary School Girls

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How to Cite

Buba, M., & Mahmoud, K. (2025). RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FEAR OF ABDUCTION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF SECONDARY SCHOOL GIRLS IN BORNO AND YOBE STATES, NORTH-EAST NIGERIA. Journal of Educational Research and Development, 20(2), 98-104.

M. Buba, and K. Mahmoud, "RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FEAR OF ABDUCTION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF SECONDARY SCHOOL GIRLS IN BORNO AND YOBE STATES, NORTH-EAST NIGERIA," Journal of Educational Research and Development, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 98-104, December 2025.

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