PHYSICAL APPEARANCE RELATED COMPARISON AS A PREDICTOR OF BODY IMAGE DISSATISFACTION AMONGST SCHOOL OF HEALTH FEMALE STUDENTS NASARAWA STATE
ABSTRACT This study examines physical appearance related comparison as a predictor of body image dissatisfaction among school of health female students Nasarawa state Keffi. The study used a survey design, a total of 50 participants were selected randomly from school of health and technology, Keffi. Physical appearance comparison (PAC-R) developed by Schaefer and Thompson (2014) was used to elicit responses from the respondents. The results indicate that there is significant positive relatio...
The influence of parental bonding on emotional stability of undergraduate students of psychology and sociology department of Nasarawa state university Keffi
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of parental bonding on emotional stability of undergraduate students of Psychology and Sociology Departments of Nasarawa State University Keffi. The research adopted a cross sectional survey design. Purposive and simple random sampling was used to select a sample of 100 participants from the population of undergraduate of Psychology and Sociology Departments of Nasarawa State University Keffi. Data was collected via the administration o...
THE EFFECTS OF STRESS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL STUDENTS.
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this research work was to assess the effects of stress on the academic performance of University school students in Nasarawa State using Keffi Local Government Area as a case study. Four research questions were developed. The research questions were tested by administering 100 copies of (16) item questionnaire to University school students selected from five department in keffi Local Government Area. The data generated were analyzed using percentages and the findi...
Role of sex and parents level of education on the development of children self-esteem.
ABSTRACT The study investigated the roles of sex and parent’s level of education on the development of children’s self-esteem among secondary school students in Keffi Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. The researcher adopted simple random sampling technique to draw the sample population of fifty (50) students of Kofar Hausa Secondary School Keffi. Two research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The instrument utilized for the study consisted of the Rosenberg Self-esteem Sc...