This study examined Gender as a predictor of psychological wellbeing of Nurses in Enugu Metropolis. The design of the study used is Cohort. The area of the study is Enugu Metropolis. The population of the study is Two hundred and fifty (250) Nurses. The sample and sampling technique used are two hundred and fifty purposively selected. The instruments used to collect data was Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing scales. This indicated responses from the two hundred and fifty (250) Nurses. The instruments were validated by three experts, two from measurements and evaluation and one from psychology education. ANOVA was used to analyze responses from participants. Results show that gender did not predict psychological wellbeing among Nurses. Result indicated that gender did not predict psychological wellbeing with (?= -0.2, t= -0.31). This clearly agrees with the hypothesis that gender will not significantly predict psychological wellbeing among Nurses. Hence the hypothesis which stated that gender has no significant impact on the psychological wellbeing of nurses in Enugu Metropolis was confirmed.
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