Psychosocial Antecedents of Psychological Wellbeing of Local Government Employees

Psychological wellbeing among local government employees has continued to be a source of concern to psychologists and concerned stakeholders in Nigeria. It is in this light that this study examined the predictive role of family dynamics, social support and resilience on psychological wellbeing among local government employees in Ibadan. A total number of two hundred and ninety-six (N=296, Male = 86, Female = 197, M=38.87, SD=9.47) constitute the respondents which were selected using purposive sampling technique. A structured questionnaire consisted of demographics and scales were used to collect data in this study. Result showed that there was significant positive relationship between resilience, social support family dynamic and psychological wellbeing. There was joint prediction of resilience, social support and family support existed on psychological wellbeing. The study therefore recommends that trained Psychologists should develop psychological intervention programs tailored toward resilience, social support and family dynamic which invariably would improve psychological wellbeing.