EFFECTS OF MENTAL HYGIENE TREATMENT ON PSYCHOSOCIAL WELL-BEING OF FAMILY VIOLENCE VICTIMS IN OGUN STATE NIGERIA

Mental hygiene is a process of reawakening of individuals in order to perform their duties effectively in a changing world facing off crisis and violence. This study investigated the effects of mental hygiene treatment through mental hygiene education on social wellbeing of family violence victims. It equipped the family violence victims with mind processing skill in order to minimise the effects of family violence on the social well being of the victims. This study was a Quasi-experimental research of single-group before-after design type. The participants identified were pre-tested treated and post-tested after the completion of the treatment. The sample size for this study comprised 100 participants drawn through a multi-stage sampling procedure. The instruments used were HITS Instrument; alpha - 0.68, Mental Hygiene Implications Questionnaire (MeHIQ); alpha - 0.79 and treatment package named Mental Hygiene Education MEHED. One research question and four hypotheses formulated were tested with mean score and t-test at 0.05 level of significance respectively. Results revealed significant outcomes of mental hygiene education (t = 63.96, p < 0.05), consolation pattern (t = 7.573, p < 0.05), mind recreation processes (t = 15.852, p < 0.05) and senses of fulfillment (t = 7.573, p < 0.05). Based on the findings, it was recommended amongst that family violence safety security, health personnel and paramedics should be trained on the process of rehabilitating the victims through mental hygiene education.