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    Influence of Grief Counseling on Psychological Wellbeing among Widows at Africa Inland Church, Nairobi Area Church Council, Kenya
    (Tangaza University, 2024-10) Agnes Mueni Munuve
    The death of a spouse can be extremely unbearable and even psychologically incapacitating. Widows face challenges that deeply affect their psychological wellbeing. The church has remained the best place for most widows to meet. This study investigated the influence of grief counselling on psychological wellbeing among widows at the Africa Inland Church, Nairobi Area Church Council, Kenya. The specific objectives were: to examine grief reaction levels among widows; to investigate the influence of social support networks on grief reaction among widows; to assess the levels psychological wellbeing among widows; to establish the influence of grief counselling on the psychological wellbeing among widows at the Africa Inland Church Nairobi Area Church Council, Kenya. The study used a quantitative research approach and a census sampling technique. The study was informed by the Cognitive Behavioral Theory and the Dual Process Model of Coping with Bereavement. The sample size of the study was 114 widows. The Brief Grief Questionnaire (BGQ), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and the Psychological Wellbeing Scale (PWB) were used for data collection. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 25. The findings showed that most (n = 66, 64.1%) of the widows were at high grief reaction level, 22.4% (n = 31) of them had moderate grief reaction, 62.2% (n = 50) of the participants scored a high level of psychological wellbeing, while 13. % (n = 28) of the participants were at low level of psychological wellbeing. The study found that social support networks influenced grief reaction among widows at the Africa Inland Church in Nairobi Area Church Council, Kenya. F- value (1, 4925.845) = 2.163, and p = .000, ≤ 0.05. The study established that grief counselling influenced the psychological wellbeing among widows (F- value (1, 5013.255) = .208, p = .030 ≤ 0.05). The study recommended that the leadership of the Africa Inland Church should work in collaboration with psychologists to formulate programs to reach out to the widows for psycho-education and possible coping strategies with regards to grief reaction.