Research Papers/Topics in Psychology

Religious Commitment, Emotion Regulation and Social Support as Predictors of Preoperative Anxiety among Surgical Inpatients.

ABSTRACT This study investigated the relationship between religious commitment, emotion regulation, social support and pre-operative anxiety among surgical inpatients. Two hundred and ten inpatients drawn from surgical wards of UNTH participated in this study. They comprised 93 males and 117 females who were aged 18-80 years. The state Anxiety scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger et al, 1970) was used to assess anxiety, while the Religious Commitment Inventory (Worthington...

Abusive Supervision, Work Tension and Overload as Predictors of Counter Productive Work Behaviour.

ABSTRACT The study investigated abusive supervision, work tension and work overload as predictors of counter productive work behaviour (CWB). Three hundred and one (301) secondary school teachers participated, who were randomly drawn from Urban Girls Secondary School, Nsukka; Nsukka High School, Nsukka; St. Teresa’s College, Nsukka; Queen of the Rosary Secondary School, Nsukka; Community Secondary School Obukpa, Nsukka; Model Secondary School, Nsukka and Community Secondary School Isienu, ...

Organizational Justice and Work-Family Conflict as Predictors of Workplace Deviance among Non-Academic Staff of University of Nigeria Nsukka

ABSTRACT  The study investigated Organizational justice and work-family conflict as the predictors of workplace deviance among non-academic workers of University of Nigeria. Three hundred (male and female) non-academic workers of University of Nigeria participated in the study. Three instruments were used in the data collection, which includes organizational justice Scale (OJS), work-family conflict scale (WFC) scale and workplace deviant behaviour scale (WDB). Two hypotheses were tested. Re...

Hiv Client’s Perception of Voluntary Counselling and Testing Services in Selected Muyumb Health Center Rwamagana, District —Rwanda.

ABSTRACT The quantitative study on HIV client’s perception of Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services was conducted in Muyumbu Health Center in Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, Rwanda. The research purpose was to identify the correlation between HIV client’s perception and VcT services. The objectives were to determine the profile of the respondents as age, gender , marital status, education level , and occupation; to determine the level of HIV client’s perception, to deter...

Relationship Between Cumulative Twenty Four-hour Urinary Noradrenaline and Depression Among Students Of Kampala International University Western Campus

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Depression is one of the major mental problems in the students' population and it is continuously increasing. The catecholamine hypothesis postulated that depression results from functional deficiency of noradrenaline in the brain. In this study, the relationship between depression and twenty four hours urinary noradrenaline was analysed among medical students ofKIU-Western Campus. METHOD: A cluster sampling approach was used to select University students in K.IU. A 21-lt...

Stress Levels, Health Seeking Behaviors and Academic Performance Among Students of Kampala International University (Kiu), Uganda.

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between stress levels, health seeking behaviors and academic performance among students of Kampala International University (KIU) Kampala, Uganda. The study was guided by three stated objectives: To determine the relationship between stress levels and academic performance among students; To examine the difference between the levels of stress experienced among male and female students; To establish relationship between health...

Materialism, Work-Family Conflict and Gender in Marital Satisfaction

ABSTRACT The study examined the role of materialism, work-family conflict and age in marital satisfaction. Three hundred and eighteen (150 married men and 168 married women) academic and non-academic staff of Meteorological Training Institute, Obosi, aged between 20 and 70 years with mean age of 45 participated in the study. Marital satisfaction was measured using Index of Marital Satisfaction Scale. Richins and Darwson’s Materialism Scale and Carlson, Kacmar and William Work- family Confli...

Influence of Family Socio-Economic Status, Gender and School Location on Students Perception of Examination Malpractice.

ABSTRACT The study of investigated Influence of Family Socio-Economic Status, Gender and school location on students’ perception of examination malpractices. Three hindered and frothy-six secondary school (ss1) students participated in the study. Participants were within the age range of 14 and 18 years with a mean age of sixteen years. Three hypotheses were tested. Hypothesis 1 states that there will be no statistically significant difference in perception of examination malpractices betwe...

Tolerance to Change, Personality and Age Differences in Acceptance of Technological Innovation Among Civil Servants.

ABSTRACT This survey studied Tolerance to change personality and age differences in the acceptance of technology innovation among civil servants. Four hundred and thirty (430) non academic civil servants were selected through convenient sampling to participate in the study. The population size is made up of five (5) higher institutions drawn out of purposive sampling from all the higher institutions in Enugu state. They include University of Nigeria, Enugu campus, Enugu state college of educa...

Optimism, Coping Behavior and Gender as Predictors of Psychological Health of Flood Victims in Kogi State.

ABSTRACT The study examined optimism, coping behavior and gender as predictors of psychological health among two hundred and twenty four (224) flood victims drawn from Lokoja and Bassa in Kogi State. Three hypotheses were tested. Optimism will significantly predict psychological health of flood victims. Coping behavior significantly predict psychological health of flood victims. Gender will significantly predict psychological health of flood Victims. Three instruments were used for data colle...

Parenting Styles and Gender as Predictors of Disposition Towards Antisocial Behaviour

ABSTRACT This study investigated the influence of parenting style and Gender as predictors of disposition towards antisocial behavior two hundred (200) SS1 students of Secondary Schools in Enugu (Trans-Ekulu Girls’ Secondary School, Enugu, Federal Government College, Enugu, NewHaven Boys’ Secondary School, Enugu) participated in the study. Participants were within the age range of 13 and 18 years with a mean age of 15.5 using ANOVA. The results of ANOVA showed nonsignificant main effects ...

Attitude Towards Bride Price, Educational Status and Socio- Economic Status as Factors Determining Self-Esteem Among Igbo Women in Enugu State

ABSTRACT The study investigated attitude towards bride price, educational status and socioeconomic status (SES) as factors determining self-esteem among Igbo women in Enugu State. A total of 300 Igbo women drawn from Enugu-North Senatorial zone (150 women) and EnuguEast Senatorial zone (150 women) of Enugu State participated in the study. The participants were drawn using accidental sampling technique. Condition for participation was based on marital status. All traditionally married particip...

Emotional Expressiveness, Locus of Control and Age as Predictors of Marital Adjustment in Nsukka Lga.

Abstract The study investigated emotional expressiveness, locus of control and age as predictors of marital adjustment. Two hundred (200) married participants in Nsukka LGA, who were randomly drawn from Nsukka LGA Headquarter. Their age ranged between 25years to 59years and above. These participants were accidentally sampled. Three instruments were used: Emotional expressiveness Scale designed by Gross (2001), Locus of Control Scale designed by Rotters (1966) and Marital Adjustment Scale desi...

Effects of Cognitive Style and Context on Creativity

ABSTRACT The study examined the effects of cognitive style and context on students’ creativity using one hundred and twelve (112) participants drawn from Capital City Secondary School Awka, Nigeria. Participant’s responses from Group Embedded Figure Test (GEFT) and Divergent Thinking Task (DTT) used in measuring cognitive style and creativity respectively were subjected to 2-wayANOVA statistical test. The results of the analysis shows that a significant main effect was observed for cognit...

Effects of Context, Cognitive Style and Gender on Problem Solving

ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of context, cognitive style and gender on problem solving. Two hundred and forty (120 males and 120 females) SSII and SSIII students of University of Nigeria Secondary School, Enugu Campus (UNEC) were used as participants. Participants age ranged from 14-19 years with means age of 16.5 years. Two sets of materials used were the Oltman, Raskin, Heman and Witkin (1971) Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) used to classify participants into field depend...


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