Socio-Demographic Variables and Perception of Undergraduates on Efficacy of Cyber Counselling Platforms in Managing Mental Health in a Distressed Nigerian Economy

Published: 22 October 2024| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/tnfypnmw22.1
Contributors:
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Description

This dataset is for a study that sought to investigate the influence of socio-demographic variables on perception of undergraduates on efficacy of cyber counselling platforms in managing mental health in a distressed Nigerian economy. The study, which used a sample of 800 undergraduates, was guided by six research questions and six hypotheses. A researchers-developed instrument titled “Questionnaire on Perceptions towards Cyber Counselling Platforms” (QPCCP) was used in generating the published data. The QPCCP had two sections, A and B. Section A of the instrument gathered demographic information about the respondents, while Section B had 7 items which sought to establish the perception of the undergraduates on cyber counselling platforms. The Section B of the QPCCP was constructed using Likert-like scale response options which included Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D) and Strongly Disagree (SD). These responses were scored 4, 3, 2 and 1 respectively for positively worded items, while reverse scoring of 1, 2, 3, and 4 was done for negatively worded items. Out of the seven items in the Part II, five items were positively worded while item number 5 and 7 were negatively worded. The datasheet is presented using the coding of the items on the questionnaire. Respondents from Federal university were coded 1 while those from state university were coded 2. Males and females were coded 1 and 2 respectively; while the ages of the respondents were coded 1, 2, 3 and 4, for 17-20years, 21-25years, 26-30years, and above 30years respectively. The respondents’ levels of study were coded 1 for Year 1, 2 for Year 2, 3 for Year 3, and 4 for Year 4. On area of discipline of the respondents, 1, 2, 3 and 4 were used for Sciences, Education, Arts and Social Sciences respectively. Items 1 to 7 on the datasheet represent the seven items on section B of the questionnaire. The results of the study indicated that sex, year of study, area of discipline and age of the students had significant influence, while ownership of university showed no significant influence, on the perception of undergraduates towards cyber counselling.

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University of Calabar

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Education, Counseling, Mental Health

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