ROLE OF DIVINATION PRACTICE ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING OF OMAMBALA NATIVES IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The study examined role of divination practice on psychological wellbeing of OmambalaNatives in Anambra State using 66 Omambala natives (17 women and 39 men) from Anambra Northsenatorial zone of Anambra State, Nigeria. The age of the participants’ ranged from 18 to 78 with meanage 22.8 and standard deviation 11.4. The study’s instruments were Divination Practice Questionnaire,and Ryff’s Psychological Well-being Scale. The design was correlational, while statistics was MultipleLinear Regressions. Findings were that divination reasonableness significantly but negatively predictedpsychological wellbeing, while divination efficacy and irrationality significantly and positively predictedpsychological wellbeing among Omambala natives in Anambra State. Recommendation was that psychoeducationprogramme should be put in place in every towns and community to educate the masses onpsychological and health implications of divination practices and its efficacy in promoting psychologicalwellbeing.