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The study employed correlation design in investigating the relationship between stigmatization, and wellbeing of mentally ill people in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The population of this study was made up of 8,002 school students. A total of 377 stigmatized students were sampled using proportionate sampling technique and used for the study. Three (3) instruments namely, Stigmatize Questionnaire (PAQ), Psychology Questionnaire (PAq) and Social Adjustment Questionnaire (SAQ) were adopted and used for the study. The Data Collected were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and t-test, all these were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Findings reveals that significant relationship existed between social and social adjustment of stigmatized students (P = 0.001), significant relationship existed between stigmatized and wellbeing of stigmatized students ( P = 0.001), significant relationship existed between stigmatization and social adjustment of stigmatized students ( P = 0.001), significant relationship existed between stigmatizationd and wellbeing of stigmatize students ( P = 0.028). Significant difference existed between socially and psychologically stigmatized students on their social adjustment ( P = 0.004) and also significant differences existed between socially and psychologically stigmatized students in their wellbeing ( P = 0027). Base on the findings of this study, it was recommended that psychologists, counselors, teachers and head teachers, as well as parents should be sensitized through workshop, seminar, and conferences on the negative effect of stigmatization, on social adjustment and wellbeing among the mentally ill people in order to boost their moral, socially and cognitive development in schools.
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