NARRATIVE MEDICINE IN EDUCATION: EXPLORING IMPACT OF EXPRESSE DEMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON MENTAL WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS THROUGH NIGERIA LITERATURE CONTENT

Abstract

This study investigated narrative medicine in education: exploring impact of expressed emotional intelligence on mental well-being of students through Nigeria literature content. The study adopted a descriptive survey design of quantitative nature. The population for this study consisted of 250 Senior Secondary school students who were offering English Literature as a subject in Lagos state. Purposive random sampling technique was used to select 250 secondary school students consisting of 115 male and 135 female students from five randomly selected public secondary school in Lagos State. Two research questions were answered and impact of literature content on expressed emotional intelligence and mental well-being of students’scale was used for data collection. The instrument is self-constructed by the researchers and it was validated using test-retest method. It had an internal consistency of 0.86. The data of the study were analyzed using percentage, bar chart, pie chart, and multiple regression analysis statistical tools to answer the research questions at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The result of the study revealed that the use of Nigeria literature content as narrative medicine in education impact positively on expressed emotional intelligence and mental well-being of secondary school students. Therefore, it was recommended that students should be encouraged to read literary works because reading literature fosters empathy by allowing individuals to step into the shoes of diverse characters and understand their struggles.