Resilience, Personality Traits, Hope and Compassion Fatigue among Caregivers of Herdsmen Victims in Nigeria

Abstract

This research employed the cross-sectional survey design in investigating resilience, personality traits, and hope and compassion fatigue among caregivers of herdsmen victims in Nigeria. 275 caregivers of herdsmen attack victims in two internally displaced camps were selected of Daudu and Gbajimba in Guma the local government using the accidental and connivance sampling techniques. They consisted of 84 (30.5%) males and 191 (69.5%) females. Age range 8-61 years with the mean age of 22.61 years (SD = 12.66 years). The ConnorDavidson Resilience Scale, Big Five Personality Inventory, Adult Hope Scale, Compassion Fatigue Questionnaire and a Pilot study were used for data collection. Four hypotheses were tested using multiple linear regression analysis and the hierarchical multiple regression analysis. It was found that, resilience jointly has significant influence on compassion fatigue among caregivers of herdsmen attack victims in Guma local government. Also, Personality traits jointly predicted overall compassion fatigue among caregivers of herdsmen attack victims in Guma local government. Hope (agency, pathways) jointly predicted overall compassion fatigue among caregivers of herdsmen victims in Guma local government. Finally, resilience, personality trait and hope jointly predicted compassion fatigue among caregivers of herdsmen attack victims in Guma local government area. Based on the findings, Caregivers should be enlightened on techniques to build resilience to manage Herdsmen attack victims, government should involve policies that are aimed at reducing compassion fatigue by organizing seminars, workshops, and conferences for all caregivers (professionals) for them to improve on how to manage victims of herdsmen attack.