Psychology Research Papers/Topics

Personality, Family Conflict and Age in Marriage as Predictors of Postpartum Distress

ABSTRACT The study investigated personality, family conflict and age in marriage as predictors of postpartum distress. Two hundred and seven (207) women in their postpartum period participated in the study and were purposefully drawn from Federal Medical Center and Specialist Hospital Lokoja. Three hypotheses were tested: Personality will not significantly related to postpartum distress. Family conflict will not significantly related to postpartum distress. Age in marriage will not significan...

Domestic Violence Among Women and Their Social Development in Rubavu District Rwanda

ABSTRACT Domestic violence has been defined as “the range of sexually, psychologically and physically coercive acts used against women by current or former male intimate partners (Danson, 2005), it’s specific objectives sought to identify the demographic characteristics of the respondents in terms of Age, Educational level and Number of years worked, to determine the level of domestic violence of women in Rubavu District Rwanda, to determine the level of social development in Rubavu Distr...

Voluntary Counselling and Domestic Violence On Career Success Among Female Workers Living with HIV/AIDS in Kampala Central Division

ABSTRACT United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)/ Wold Health Organisation (WHO) statistics estimate that 33 million people worldwide are infected with HIV. Women face the greatest risk of acquiring HIV due to substantial mucosal exposure to seminal fluids, prevalence of non-consensual sex and sex without condom use. Studies by WHO (2006), there is a positive relationship between sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and domestic violence. The studies indicate that there is a recip...

Internet Usage, Social Support and Gender as Predictors of Self Concept of University Undergraduates

ABSTRACT The study investigated internet usage, social support and gender as predictors of self concept among four hundred and eighty six (486) undergraduate students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. They consisted of two hundred and thirty (230) males and two hundred and fifty six (256) females aged 18-32 years with a mean age of 25 years. Three instruments were used in this study: Self concept questionnaire, Social support questionnaire and Internet use inventory for undergraduate. Lin...

Mentorship and Girl Child Education in Secondary Schools in Garowe, Puntland, Somalia

ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the impact of mentorship and girl child education in secondary schools in Garowe, Puntland, Somalia. The study objectives were; to establish the relationship between guidance and counselling and girl child education in Garowe, Puntland, to find out the relationship between role modelling and parental attitudes toward girl child education in Garowe, Puntland and to establish relationship between learning environment and girl child education in Garowe, Puntl...

Gaya Keibubapaan dan Kesannya Terhadap Kemurungan dalam Kalangan Remaja di Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusian (FSSK) UKM

Dalam kajian ini, pengkaji telah menganalisis mengenai bagaimana gaya keibubapaan memberi kesan kepada kemurungan dalam kalangan pelajar berdasarkan tiga jenis gaya keibubapaan iaitu autoritarian, autoritatif dan permisif. Objektif kajian ini adalah mengenal pasti gaya keibubapaan yang sering diamalkan oleh ibu bapa pelajar, mengkaji gaya keibubapaan autoritaran, autoritatif dan permisif member kesan terhadap kemurungan dalam kalangan pelajar, mengenal pasti tahap kem...

The Relation of Procrastination with Stress, Anxiety, Depression and Hope

Table of Contents List of Tables ......................................................................................................................3List of Appendices .............................................................................................................4Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………….5Chapter IIntroduction ........................................................................................

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AMONG WOMEN AND THEIR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN RUBAVU DISTRICT RWANDA

ABSTRACTDomestic violence has been defined as "the range of sexually, psychologically andphysically coercive acts used against women by current or former male intimatepartners (Danson, 2005), it's specific objectives sought to identify the demographiccharacteristics of the respondents in terms of Age, Educational level and Number ofyears worked, to determine the level of domestic violence of women in RubavuDistrict Rwanda, to determine the level of social development in Rubavu DistrictRwanda ...

GENDER-ROLE ORIENTATION AND SELF EFFICACY AS CORRELATES OF ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION

The study investigated gender-role orientation and self-efficacy ascorrelates of entrepreneurial intentions. A total of 350participated in the study, comprising of two hundred and six maleand one hundred and forty-four female students of Enugu State Universityof Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria. Participants responded togender-role inventory, self efficacy scale and entrepreneurial intentionquestionnaire. It was hypothesized that gender-role orientation and selfefficacy will not be sign...

Proactive Personality and Social Support With Pre-retirement Anxiety: Mediating Role of Subjective Career Success

The main objective of this paper is to investigate the mediating role of subjective career success (SCS) in the relationship between proactive personality, social support (SS), and pre-retirement anxiety. The result indicated that proactive personality, SS, and SCS showed negative relationships with the dimensions of pre-retirement anxiety (financial preparedness, social obligation, and social alienation). Subjective career success mediated the relationship between proactive personality and p...

لاستراتيجيات والفنيات العلاجية في علم النفس الإيجابي

يعتبر علم النفس الايجابي بمثابة " الثورة الكوبرنيكية " في مجال الفكر الإنساني ونظرته إلى علم النفس ،واشكالية الثابت و من يدور حول من. وهذا من خلال طرح جديد يبين جانبا أهم من المرض واللاسواء يستحق من البحث في علم النفس أن يعطيه اهتماما أكبر. فكانت من نتائج هذه الثورة منظومة من...

Organizational Learning, Ethical Leadership and Employees’ Creativity: A Study Among Employees of the Creative Industry in Ghana

ABSTRACT This study aimed at exploring the relationships between organizational learning, ethical leadership and creativity in the creative industry. A total of 124 employees from radio and television stations in Accra were purposively sampled for the study. Sample were employees who were engaged in radio or television presenting, content and program design and technical support. Findings from the study indicate that both ethical leadership and organizational learning established significant...

Relationship Among Sexting Behaviors, Sexual Risk Behaviors and Psychological Wellbeing Among College Students in The Greater Accra Region

  ABSTRACT Research into sexting has yield inconsistent result in terms of sexting prevalence and correlates such as sexual risk behaviours and psychological wellbeing. The present study examined the relationships between sexting, sexual risk behaviours and psychological wellbeing among college students in Ghana. This cross-sectional survey recruited 380 undergraduate students in the Greater Accra Region using a convenient sampling technique. The study revealed that sexting behaviours is po...

EMPLOYEE WORK EMPOWERMENT AS PREDICTOR OF ROLE INNOVATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST

AbstractThe study investigated the role of Employee empowerment on organizational trust and role innovation among 272 employees drawn from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Organization trust was assessed with 32-item scale that addresses five dimensions of trust built from Mishra’s (1996) model for organizational trust, while employee work empowerment was assessed with 12-item empowerment scale developed and validated by Spreitizer (1995). Role innovation was measured with 6-item scale or...

ROLE OF RELIGIOUS COMMITMENT, COPING STRATEGIES AND SOCIAL SUPPORT IN LEARNED HELPLESSNESS AMONG HIV/AIDS PATIENTS

ABSRACT This study investigated the role of religious commitment, coping strategies and social support in learned helplessness among HIV/AIDS patients. One hundred and eighty seven (187) patients (93 males and 94 females) between the ages of 19-64 (M=37.7, SD 11.55) receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) at the General Hospital Ogoja participated in the study. A convenient sampling method was employed for the study. Participants completed four instruments: Religious Commitment Inventor...


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