Relationships among Social Support, self-concept, Resilience, and Subjective Well-being among Nigerian Adolescents in Crisis Context

Background/Objective: The objective of this study is to analyze both the direct relationships between perceived social support, self-concept, resilience, subjective well-being and school engagement of Nigerian adolescents in crisis context.

Method: To achieve this, ex post facto design was used. A battery of instruments ( five)was applied to to elicit response from 755 Public secondary school students in Kaduna and Plateau States, Nigeria (57% boys and 42% girls), aged between 12 and 15 years (M = 13.51, SD =1.07), randomly selected. A structural equation model was used to analyze the effects of perceived social support, self-concept and resilience on subjective well-being and school engagement.

Results: The results provide evidence for the influence of the support of family, peer support and teacher support on resilience and self-concept. In addition, self-concept is shown as a mediating variable associated with resilience, subjective well-being and school engagement.

Conclusions: The results were discussed in the context of positive psychology and their practical implications in the family and school context.