ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Health Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1530302
Relationship Between Perceived Material Living Conditions and Subjective Health and Well-Being as Moderated by Personal Attributes in a Representative Sample of Nigerians
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- 1University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria
- 2North West University, Mafikeng, South Africa
- 3Constructor University, Bremen, Germany
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Background: Previous research has linked material living conditions to subjective health and well-being. However, moderators are mainly unknown. Thus, the current study examined whether gender, age, and education moderate Nigerians' subjective health and well-being, considering their material living conditions.The 2023 Afrobarometer survey in Nigeria's six geopolitical zones included 1,600 adults aged 18-97 (Mean age = 34.93 years, standard deviation = 13.12, female = 51.9%). IBM SPSS Amos 23 performed SEM and multi-group analyses.The study found that insufficient material living conditions harm subjective health and well-being. It revealed that such conditions harmed subjective health and well-being, regardless of age or gender. Surprisingly, education affected the relationship between material living conditions and subjective health and well-being, particularly among highly educated individuals.The study concluded that poor living conditions harm health and well-being, whereas education moderates the relationship between material living conditions and subjective health and well-being. These findings highlight the need for psychological interventions and policies to improve Africans' health and well-being.
Keywords: Subjective health, Well-being, perceived material living conditions, Personal attributes, Nigerians
Received: 19 Nov 2024; Accepted: 21 Apr 2025.
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* Correspondence: Dare A. Fagbenro, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria
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