Psychology Research Papers/Topics

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ EXPECTATIONS OF TEACHERS: A CASE STUDY IN THE CAPE COAST METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT The study sought to examine senior high school students’ expectations of teachers’ classroom behaviour with respect to teaching, discipline and personal qualities. The cross-sectional descriptive survey design was used for the study. The sample for the study was drawn through purposive and stratified sampling based on gender. A total of 400 students drawn from four senior high schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis namely; St.Augustine’s College, Holy Child Senior High, Academy ...

DETERMINANTS OF RETIREMENT ADJUSTMENT AND SATISFACTION OF RETIREES IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to develop a questionnaire instrument having six underlying constructs, and to then use it to predict retirement adjustment and satisfaction. Economic, health, social and psychological variables were used as the Independent Variables to predict retirement adjustment and retirement satisfaction as the Dependent Variables. Designed as a descriptive survey using inferential analyses and purposive sampling by the snowball method, three research questions and...

THE EFFECT OF MULTISENSORY TECHNIQUE ON THE READING PERFORMANCE OF CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA.

ABSTRACT This study investigated the effect of multisensory technique on reading performance of children with dyslexia. A total of ninety-nine (99) participants comprising of fifty-three (53) dyslexic participants and forty-six (46) normal participants. The study employed a within subject or repeated measure design as participants served as their own control. A pretest and post-test was given to participants. The instrument used in the study for the collection of data was phonological task o...

Self-esteem and Parent-Child Communication on Sexuality as Aelected Factors Associated with Risky Sexual Behaviour among Late adolescents in Obafemi Awolowo University.

ABSTRACT This study assessed Risky Sexual Behaviour and its relationship to Self-esteem and Parent-child communication among Late Adolescents in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. It also ascertained the demographic determinants of Self-esteem, Parent-child communication and Risky Sexual Behaviour of the students. These were with a view to providing information on the role of Self-esteem and Parent-child communication on Risky Sexual Behaviour of the students in the study area. The study em...

Influence of personality on organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB)

ABSTRACT The study is aimed at examining how the big-five personality traits influence Organizational Citizenship Behaviour. This emanated from the series of speculations as to whether or not Organizational Citizenship Behaviour are been influence by individuals personality in Nigeria. The number of participants used for this study were 100 consisting of 66 males and 34 females. Using the big five inventory (BFI) and the organizational citizenship behavior scale, five hypotheses (there would ...


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