Attainment of sobriety calls for appropriately planned and skillfully managed process that offers personal support and guidance, necessitating effective approaches during alcohol rehabilitation. An understanding of how various rehabilitation related factors influence recovering alcoholics’ competencies is therefore key to their reintegration into society. Recovery from alcohol addiction should therefore result in a substantial improvement in the reduction of alcohol intake and an improvemen...
The task of choosing a degree programme to study in the university by students is a significant career task in which the outcome is influenced by various factors such as; family, career interests, financial resources, career information, among others. The students are either satisfied or dissatisfied with the outcome of their choices and this may affect their ability in handling future career tasks. This study aimed at determining the influence of family, financial resources, career interests...
The church is supposed to be a vehicle for crusading and enhancing peace, yet the occurrence of conflicts within the Kenyan church has become a regular occurrence. Efforts have been made to ensure that these conflicts are resolved and part of the strategies is the utilization of pastoral counselling as a way of managing conflicts in the church. However, the effectiveness of the pastoral counselling utilized has not been investigated. The purpose of this study was to investigate how pastoral c...
Globally and in the continent of Africa HIV/AIDS has become a pandemic that has affected more than 38 million people. The world has responded to this pandemic in many ways including creating counselling services to improve the quality of life. In Nakuru East Sub County churches are increasingly getting involved in HIV/AIDS counselling services to help improve the quality of life of its members. However, no studies have been conducted to assess the influence of HIV/AIDS counselling services on...
Secondary school students’ background factors are important in the students’ life and may determine the academic outcomes and the levels of self-esteem. The students’ family SES, family type and home location are varied and may influence the academic achievement and levels of self-esteem. In Kenya, academic achievement is a key factor in determining the future career of the students and their success is measured by the level of academic achievement. It is therefore important to establis...
Abstract/Overview The older adults of the 21st century are experiencing a longer lifespan. This trend may be viewed as an achievement as well as a challenge to the society. The ageing populations are faced with physical, psychosocial, emotional, cognitive, behavioural and environmental changes. In the process, the older adults form beliefs, attitudes and feelings and perform behaviours that influence their perception towards ageing and well-being. Research into self-perception towards ageing...
Abstract/Overview Learning disabilities (LDs) encompass a very extensive range of academic problems which can give rise to social and psychological problems. Apart from experiencing academic problems, pupils with LDs experience strong feelings of frustrations, sadness and shame as a result of repeated failure and this can lead to psychological difficulties. These psychological problems are experienced at home and at school and if not addressed they add to the burden of the condition and coul...
Abstract: Family is the basic unit of society. Many values are passed down through the type of parenting an individual receives. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the parenting style used in an employee's early life and their current performance at work. The study's objectives were to determine parenting styles used early in life on employees at Sarova Panafric Hotel, to measure the performance of employees in Sarova Panafric Hotel and to determine differences in parenti...
Abstract: Emotional job demand has been considered to be a leading factor in job dissatisfaction. This study focused on establishing the relationship between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction among call center workers. The study objectives were; to determine the level of emotional intelligence, assess their levels of job satisfaction, and establish the relationship between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction among selected call center workers from Nairobi County, Kenya. The...
Abstract: The study hypothesis gaps in psychological literature argued that relationships between compassion fatigue (CF), secondary traumatic stress (STS), Burnout (BO), Sociodemographic and Work-Related Factors on caregivers in public and private children's home did not exist. The specific objectives were (1) establish levels of CF, STS and Burnout among caregivers in public and private children's home (2) assess relationship between CF, STS, BO, Sociodemographic and Work-Related Factors o...
Abstract: Parenting styles highly influence self-esteem. Adolescents are likely to develop positive or negative self-esteem due to the parenting style they experience. There are not many studies that have focused on the influence of parenting styles on self-esteem of adolescents in Kenya. The aim of this study was to establish the relationship between parenting styles and self-esteem of adolescents. This correlational study was conducted in ACE schools in Kenya, Nairobi County. Convenient sa...
Abstract: The primary purpose of this study was to establish if there was an association between maternal filicide ideation and marital status among mothers of children with congenital anomalies; a case study of mothers in Nairobi County, Kenya. The objectives of the study were to establish some of the factors that enhance risk of maternal filicide ideation among mothers of children with congenital anomalies; to establish if there was an association between maternal filicide ideation and mar...
Abstract: Remarkably, deeply held and persistent stereotypes have continued to support societal attitudes and cultural beliefs around gender roles and norms, which have resulted to increase in intimate partner violence. The purpose of this study was to examine whether there was a relationship between gender role attitudes and perceptions to intimate partner violence (IPV). The objectives of the study were to examine whether there was an association between gender role attitudes and perceptio...
Abstract: Considerably, school counseling is yet to be recognized as a profession in its own right, rather than a service ancillary to other educational programs. Hence, the purpose of this study was to examine the school counselors’ perceptions on guidance and counseling program: a case study of public primary schools in Kiambu County, Kenya. The objectives of the study were: to assess the school counselors’ perceptions towards their roles on guidance and counseling; to determine the sc...
Abstract: Helicopter parenting style is usually employed by mothers with their sons; resulting in anxiety, depression, crippling a child’s interpersonal development and decision-making ability, as well as their level of responsibility, accountability, and self-reliance. This contributes to, among others, the use or abuse of alcohol. The study examined: maternal communication, maternal monitoring, maternal over protectiveness and maternal control in relation to male alcohol abuse disorder. ...