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Item Parental Response to Perinatal Loss: Psychological Effects, Coping Strategies and Cultural Influences(International Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Topics, 2024-04) Onyuka, Linda; Nganga, Lydia; Opiyo, Linda; Ndiangui, PriscillahPerinatal loss (PNL) causes profound grief to parents. In more than half the cases of PNL, parents go on to experience complicated grief. This persists longer than ordinary grief and is characterized by depressive symptoms, anxiety as well as symptoms of trauma. The aim of the study is to add insight on the profound effects of PNL on parental wellbeing, by shedding light on how grief and emotional struggles interact with cultural beliefs and practices when parents experience PNL. This research also aims to highlight the need for culturally sensitive emotional psychotherapeutic support, to ease the grieving process, promote healing and encourage resilience in the face of PNL. Through a review of existing literature this study examines the psychological effects of PNL on parents and the various coping strategies they use to overcome the effects of the loss. It also looks into select cultural beliefs and practices related to PNL, and their influence on the experience and coping strategies parents use to cope with PNL. This study emphasizes the importance of providing emotional support to parents experiencing PNL. Additionally, it recommends that those that provide such support be culturally sensitive and aware, educating themselves on the cultural underpinnings of the PNL experience for the family, in order to provide appropriate and effective care to each family that experiences PNLItem Psychological Challenges Among Undergraduate University Students Post Covid-19 and Academic Resilience: Case of Daystar University, Athi River Campus, Kenya(Daystar University, School of Applied Human Sciences, 2022-11) Onyuka, LindaNumerous surveys conducted at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed that university students experienced considerable increase in depression, anxiety, and stress. However, some researchers believed the findings reflected a persistent trend rather than a single spike, as higher education students were more prone to higher rates of psychological distress due to adjustment, academic, unemployment, financial, family, intrapersonal, and interpersonal challenges, all of which may impair their concentration and academic outcomes. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to analyze the psychological challenges among undergraduate university students post COVID-19 and academic resilience. The study was guided by the social cognitive and biopsychosocial theories. Utilizing a descriptive cross-sectional survey design, the study used stratified random sampling to select a sample of 151 undergraduate students at Daystar University, Athi River Campus, and Kenya. The instruments included a socio-demographic questionnaire, Depression and Anxiety Stress Scale-DASS-21, and Academic Resilience Scale-ARS-30. Data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 26. Statistical significance was set at p<.05. The The multiple linear regression indicated that one unit increase in the score of stress reduced academic resilience by 27%, one unit increase anxiety reduced academic resilience by 48% and finally one unit increase in depression reduced academic resilience by 72%. Therefore, depression had the highest impact on academic resilience and in addition it was the only independent predictor that was statistically significant. The study recommended that internal and external reliance building factors be promoted in higher learning institutions to build students’ academic resiliency levels. Regular mental health and academic resilience programs was concluded as effective.