Influence of Guidance Services on Grief Management among selected Widows in Port Harcourt Metropolis

The study was carried out to examine Influence of Guidance Services on Grief Management among selected Widows in Port Harcourt Metropolis. Three objectives, research questions and hypotheses were formulated. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 272 widows in Port Harcourt Metropolis. The sample for this study consisted of all the entire population of 272. Data for the study were collected by means of structured questionnaire titled “influence of guidance counselling services and grief management scale” (IGCSGMS)”. The IGCSGMS was a four-point rating scale of Very High Extent to Very Low Extent. The instrument was validated by two experts, one in measurement and evaluation and the other in Guidance and Counselling. Cronbach Alpha was used for the reliability test which yielded reliability co-efficient of 0.86, 0.75, and 0.88 respectively. 272 Copies of questionnaire were distributed, and (two hundred and sixty-eight) 268 copies were retrieved for analysis. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer the research questions. Z-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that Information service plays a crucial role in influencing grief management among widows by providing timely and relevant information that can help them navigate their loss. Based on the findings, recommendations were made among which was that Government should support guidance and counseling practically by providing and making funds available for all the services in guidance and counselling.