Abstract This study was designed to assess the impact of tobacco smoking on health and cessation among a cohort of smokers in Ibadan, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey design and the purposive sampling method was used to select seventy respondents from three Local Government Areas in Ibadan. Self validated questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The results got revealed the most prominent health problems among the tobacco smoking motorcyclists. Therefore, there i...
Abstract The relationship between psycho-demographic factors and attitude to corruption (ATC) was investigated. The cross-sectional survey included 600 local government civil servants following multi-stage sampling. A 58-item self report validated questionnaire was used for data gathering. There was significant relationship between; personality (r = 0.543, P
ABSTRACT The study examined the influence of-psychological and demographic variables voung behaviour. 232 randomly selected participants (males and females) In Ibadan metror61is took part in the study. A questionnaire made up of 4 sections was used to collect information from the partie •.pant~. A multiple regression revealed that of all the psycho-demographic variables only age and self-esteem independently predicted vouug behaviour. Also, analysis of Variance 'showed an interaction e...
Abstract Managerial psychology is a sub-discipline of Psychology or Management, focusing on understanding organization behaviour. Managerial psychology draws from frameworks and descriptions about the psychology and sociology of organizations and the institutional context of work and careers. This chapter introduces the reader to behavioural science concepts, constructs, theories, methods, and tools that are used and applied to issues that people encounter in their work and career. The chapte...
ABSTRACT The use of tobacco among adolescents has been recognized as prominent problem behaviour in recent years. This study investigated the psychosocial factors associated with smoking behaviour among secondary school adolescent smokers (N=200) in Ibadan metropolis. One hundred and forty six (73%) were males while fifty four (27%) were females. The study is a cross-sectional survey which adopted the expost facto research design. Each participant was administered a questionnaire consist...
Abstract Study Objective Des instruments Ies plus importants utilisCs dans cet Ctude surgical paients have been known to benefit immensely Ctaient sous balance d'ttat de I'inquibtude de speilberger state-Trait from psychological interventions. This study set out to assess Inqui?tude d'inventaire (STAI) et inquietude de l'h8~ital et the pre and postoperative anxiety levels and depression and l'inventaire de l'ht depressif. the effect of cognitive therapy among Nigerian surgical R~ultats~rinci~...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to examine the impact of personality and changes in office design on employees job satisfaction among bankers. The 98 participants were drawn from 4 commercial banks in 2 southwestern cities namely Lagos and Jbadan. The participants had a mean age of 51 years and standard deviation of 3.85 for males and a mean age of 32 years and a standard deviation of 3.3 for female participants. The instrument used for the collection of data were the introversion (extraver...
ABSTRACT The .changes . coming into the ' workplace in this new century is enormous. The challenge of new technology as observed by workers in modern competitive organizations in. form of high tech jobs outlines a scenario for what • lies, ahead. Thus this research examined the impact of new technology (Information Technology) demands on a group of workers who hitherto had been restricted to the domestic sphere- women. Using quantitative (survey) of and qualitative research techniques (in-...
ABSTRACT Road traffic accidents in Nigeria have been on the increase in recent years despite the various programme designed to reduce the carnage on Nigerian roads. Various factors have been implicated in accident aetiology and these include personal predilection to risky driving behaviour, accident proneness and alcohol use. Personality traits of extraversion and neuroticism have been implicated in accident proneness based on several studies carried out in developing countries. Therefore, th...
ABSTRACT This study investigated job stress, negative affectivity and type A behaviour as predictors of work-to-family conflict among university lecturers. A cross-sectional survey design was adopted while Multiple Regression was used for the data analysis. A total of 385 copies of the questionnaire were distributed among academic staff of the University of Nigeria Nsukka across six Faculties of the University. Out of the 385 copies distributed, 300 copies were returned for analysis. Partici...
Abstract Background: It was the aim of the current research to investigate perceived service quality rendered by traditional medical practitioners and the role of socio-psychological factors in the perception. Methods: The first part, a quantitative cross-sectional survey utilized a 93-item questionnaire to examine the influence of quality of life, general health perception, socio-economic status and personality factors on perceived service quality. The second part, a qualitative study utiliz...
ABSTRACT This thesis tested and extended the Job Demands-Resources-Recovery model of work among nurses and teachers in the Tamale Metropolis in Ghana. First, it examined the direct effects of psychosocial work environment factors, job stress recovery experiences and psychological capital on specific employee wellbeing indicators such as burnout - exhaustion, cynicism, professional inefficacy; work engagement and career commitment. Second, it tested effects of certain psychosocial work environ...
ABSTRACT The study explores health seeking behaviour among people suffering from cardiovascular disorders in the New Juaben Municipality of Ghana, as a result of relationship between their personal experiences and their cultural worldview. This study was undertaken in an environment predominantly inhabited by Akans who hold the notion that health is maintained when there is a harmonious relationship between the individual and the environment and that there is no distinction between the physic...
ABSTRACT The study used a cross-sectional design to investigate the role of emotional labour, gender, and age on employee job-related affective wellbeing. A total of two hundred bankers from nineteen different banks in Nsukka and Enugu cities participated in the study. They comprised unequal sample of 136 males and 64 females aged from 20-39 years (young adult workers), with a mean age of 29.5 years; and 40-65 years (old adult workers), with a means age of 52.5 years. The emotional labour su...
INTRODUCTION This dissertation is about the well-being of Namibian secondary school educators as well as the employee and organizational outcomes thereof. Chapter 1 focuses on the background and motivation for the study, the problem statement, justification for the study, as well as research objectives and methodology used in this study.