{"title":"Extraversion, conscientiousness, goal management and lecturing profession in Nigeria","authors":"A. Opayemi, S. K. Balogun","doi":"10.4314/IFEP.V19I2.69511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/IFEP.V19I2.69511","url":null,"abstract":"The lecturing profession is a kind of profession that involves several tasks which must be carried out simultaneously, including, teaching, research, administration and community service. Hence, the ability and individual characteristics of lecturers will be of great importance in determining how to manage and achieve set goals. Goal management is an integral consideration in career growth but yet to attract much research attention in Nigeria. The study investigated the influence of personality factors (extraversion and conscientiousness) on goal management of university lecturers in south-western Nigeria. The survey method was adopted in this study, using purposive sampling technique to select four universities in the south western part of Nigeria. A total of 600 respondents comprising of 423 males and 177 females selected from university academic staff were used for this study, using the random sampling technique. Data were collected on extraversion, conscientiousness and goal management. The data were analyzed using multiple regression and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The result of the multiple regression showed a joint influence of extraversion, conscientiousness on goal management (R2 = .24; F (12,407) = 15.36, p 3.34, p","PeriodicalId":118769,"journal":{"name":"IFE Psychologia: An International Journal","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129932951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Learning style, school environment and test anxiety as correlates of learning outcomes among secondary school students","authors":"M. Ogundokun","doi":"10.4314/IFEP.V19I2.69555","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/IFEP.V19I2.69555","url":null,"abstract":"The study investigated learning styles, school environment and test anxiety as predictors of learning outcomes among secondary school students. The participants were three hundred senior secondary two students randomly selected from randomly selected secondary schools in Iseyin Local Government Area of Oyo State. Their age ranged between 12 and 19 years with mean age of 15.4 years and the standard deviation of 4.56. The participants were administered four valid and reliable instruments to assess the predictors of learning outcomes among the students (learning styles, school environment and test anxiety). Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation and Multiple regression analysis were used to analyse the data. The result demonstrated that learning styles, school environment and test anxiety jointly predicts the learning outcomes but test anxiety is the most potent predictor of learning outcomes. The implications of the findings for educational and counselling practice were highlighted.","PeriodicalId":118769,"journal":{"name":"IFE Psychologia: An International Journal","volume":"59 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134110906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adolescents HIV risk perception and sexual behaviour in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria","authors":"O. Wusu","doi":"10.4314/IFEP.V19I2.69537","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/IFEP.V19I2.69537","url":null,"abstract":"Previous studies on the association between HIV risk perception and sexual behaviour limited classification of risk perception to low and high, and their findings are largely mixed. This study seeks to contribute to knowledge on this association through the inclusion of the reasons why respondents indicate certain risk perceptions in the analysis. Data were generated through a survey conducted among adolescent boys and girls in Lagos Metropolis between December, 2009 and February, 2010. Bivariate and multivariate analyses reveal that at least 70% of both girls and boys perceived that they were at low risk of HIV. Majority of those who perceived they were at high risk of the infection were found more likely to be sexually active and involved in risky sexual behaviours such as multiple sexual partnerships. Higher proportion of boys indicated involvement in virtually all the risky sexual behaviours irrespective of their risk perception and reasons. Interventions should focus on other channels of behaviour change towards curbing HIV among adolescents instead of campaigns to raise the level of risk perception among young people.","PeriodicalId":118769,"journal":{"name":"IFE Psychologia: An International Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125618926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Emotional intelligence and human relationship management as predictors of organizational commitment","authors":"H. Adeoye, Victor Torubelli","doi":"10.4314/IFEP.V19I2.69532","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/IFEP.V19I2.69532","url":null,"abstract":"The study seeks to explain the interactive and relative effects of emotional intelligence and human relationship management on the organizational commitment of Nigerian civil servants .Simple random sampling technique was used in selecting 300 participants from Ministries of Education, Local government affairs, Civil service commission, Agriculture and Governors office of Bayelsa and Oyo States. Of the sample selected, 160 were males and 140 were females. Their ages range between 28 and 55 years with a mean age of 36.7 and a standard deviation of 6.9. Three instruments: Emotional intelligence scales (EIS), Human relationship management scale (HRMS) and Organizational commitment questionnaire (OCQ) were used to collect data from the participants. Data analysis involved the use of Pearson Product Moment Correlation and multiple regressions. The results indicated that the two independent variables, when taken together, were effective in predicting organizational commitment. Each of the variables contributed significantly to the prediction of organizational commitment with emotional intelligence making higher contribution to the prediction of Organizational commitment. Based on the outcome of the study, Emotional intelligence intervention and Human relationship management programmes were advocated in order to enhance the organizational commitment of the civil servants.","PeriodicalId":118769,"journal":{"name":"IFE Psychologia: An International Journal","volume":"107 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124902124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Some socio-cultural issues in entrepreneurship development among some groups in Nigeria","authors":"O. H. Abimbola, O. Adekeye, M. Ajayi, A. Idowu","doi":"10.4314/IFEP.V19I2.69541","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/IFEP.V19I2.69541","url":null,"abstract":"This paper used focus group discussions to identify the impacts of the extended family system and gender on entrepreneurship among the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba who constitute more than half of the Nigerian total population The study started by examining the various programmes introduced to encourage entrepreneurship in Nigeria using secondary data from both local and international sources. It was found that despite spirited efforts by Nigerian government to encourage entrepreneurship, little has been achieved. The extended family system and gender were implicated in the state of entrepreneurial activities among the study population. The paper concluded by recommending programmes and policies that consider the local peculiarities, an adaptation of foreign mediated entrepreneurial development programmes to local context and an educational policy targeted at changing the values and customs that are antientrepreneurial.","PeriodicalId":118769,"journal":{"name":"IFE Psychologia: An International Journal","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131803792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of dishonesty among children : the Eze-Nwoke Children's Dishonesty Scale scale","authors":"John E. Eze, M. Nwoke","doi":"10.4314/IFEP.V19I2.69508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/IFEP.V19I2.69508","url":null,"abstract":"The abnormally high incidence of dishonesty manifested as fraud and corruption among Nigerian adults was noted. Based on the social learning model proposed by Albert Bandura, this paper argues that it is necessary that psychologists study dishonesty among children: not only to understand the extent to which Nigerian children have learnt dishonesty from the adults, but also to be able to measure, predict and control this pattern of behaviour. A scale to assess dishonesty among children is therefore presented. The scale, the Eze-Nwoke Children.s Dishonesty Scale, was developed using the likert method. Participants were primary four (4), five (5), and six (6) school children aged between eight (8) years and 15 years, with a mean age of 11.31 years and a mode of 12 years. The scale comprises 44 items that loaded on four (4) factors when rotated with the equamax method. The internal consistency reliability estimate of the scale is Cronbach.s alpha .92 while the test-retest reliability estimate is r = .85. It is concluded that the scale can be used to measure dishonesty among children.","PeriodicalId":118769,"journal":{"name":"IFE Psychologia: An International Journal","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130599571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dating violence and condom use self-efficacy : a study of school-going adolescents in Cape Town","authors":"I. M. Boafo","doi":"10.4314/IFEP.V19I2.69551","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/IFEP.V19I2.69551","url":null,"abstract":"At present the most effective means of preventing HIV beside abstinence is the use of condoms during sexual intercourse. One of the major determinants of condom use during sexual intercourse is condom use self-efficacy. This study examines the association between adolescent dating violence and condom use self-efficacy. The study is based on data from the SATZ study. For the purposes of this study, baseline data from Cape Town was utilized. The complex general linear model in SPSS was used to establish the relationship between dating violence and condom use selfefficacy. Of the 3747 participants, 33.3% have ever been involved in dating violence. Boys were more likely to be perpetrators as well as victims of dating violence. Females are likely to have higher condom use selfefficacy. However they were more likely to have low self-efficacy with regards to condom use skills. Analysis with complex general linear model shows that 8% of the variability in condom use self-efficacy could be predicted by dating violence, gender and socio-economic status. HIV prevention and reproductive health programs that aim to increase condom use self-efficacy among adolescents in Cape Town must focus more on the prevention of dating violence itself, and the correct use of condoms.","PeriodicalId":118769,"journal":{"name":"IFE Psychologia: An International Journal","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121964515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Attitudes towards people living with hiv/aids: A study of Idemili north and Oyi local government areas of Anambra state, Nigeria","authors":"C. Muoghalu, A. Jegede","doi":"10.4314/IFEP.V19I2.69574","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/IFEP.V19I2.69574","url":null,"abstract":"The HIV / AIDS (Human Immune Deficiency Virus / Acquired immune Deficiency Syndrome) pandemic has brought the problem of attitudes towards people living with HIV / AIDS (PLHIV). The nature of the disease made it imperative to study people's attitudes towards PLHIV as it has serious implications for how PLHIV cope with the disease. Negative attitudes towards PLHIV make life very difficult for PLHIV. This study examined Anambra people's attitudes towards PLHIV with the goal of exploring those practices / behaviours that affect PLHIV. \u0000The study was carried out in Idemmili North and Oyi local government areas of Anambra State, Nigeria. Quantitative methodology was used to elicit information from respondents who are adult males and females of 18 years and above. The survey was employed. Questionnaires were administered on 1000 respondents and 914 questionnaires were completed. \u0000The findings were: The people generally have very positive attitudes to PLHIV. In conclusion, the positive attitudes towards PLHIV are products of the people's cultural beliefs and practices which made it imperative for the people to care for sick relations. This means that PLHIV in the study area receive care and support from relations. These cultural practices could be harnessed fully with effective intervention programmes.","PeriodicalId":118769,"journal":{"name":"IFE Psychologia: An International Journal","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129474701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of voluntary counselling and testing services in a health district, South Africa: Service providers’ perspectives","authors":"Nkuhlwana Mqimeti, S. Pengpid, K. Peltzer","doi":"10.4314/IFEP.V19I2.69519","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/IFEP.V19I2.69519","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to evaluate the Voluntary Counselling and HIV testing (VCT) services for counsellor effectiveness, availability and accessibility, and the barriers towards implementation of the programme. The sample included 60 VCT counsellors working at hospitals and clinics situated within the Greater Tzaneen sub-district geographical area systematically sampled from the total number of trained VCT counsellors in this sub-district (±200). Results indicate that almost all were confident or very confident (96.6%) and felt comfortable or very comfortable (96.6%) in providing VCT services. Not all (8.3%) had a private counselling room available and 35% lacked information, education and counselling materials. More than half of the respondents reported shortage of counsellors as the main obstacle in rendering VCT (58.3%), followed by lack of counsellor support at 13.3%. The majority of respondents have never attended a debriefing or mentoring session (65%), while only a third of the respondents have attended a debriefing or mentoring session (35%). Almost two-thirds (58.3%) indicated that had not attended an update or refresher course on VCT.","PeriodicalId":118769,"journal":{"name":"IFE Psychologia: An International Journal","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121490558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psycho-Social Correlates of Adjustment in Adult Amputees","authors":"M. Ajala","doi":"10.4314/IFEP.V19I2.69521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/IFEP.V19I2.69521","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined psycho-social correlates of adjustment in adult amputees. A total number of sixty upper and lower limbs adult amputees were purposively drawn from people living with physical disabilities in Ibadan and Ogbomoso cities for the research. The mean age and standard deviation for female participants were 30.5 years and 5.8 respectively while those of male participants were 26.6years and 7.7 respectively. The study’s design was Expost-facto. Data collection was done by using structured questionnaire which contained the locus of control, self-concept, social support and coping scales. Multiple Regressions was used to test the independent and joint influence of these factors on adjustment. The result revealed significant influence of self-concept (t = 0.07, â = 0.03, P<.05), Sex (t = -2.15, â = -2.76; P<.05) and age of onset (t = 1.70, â = 0.22; P<.05) on adjustment. The variables together exert only 15% influence on adjustment (F = 1.89, R2 = 0.149, P<.05).","PeriodicalId":118769,"journal":{"name":"IFE Psychologia: An International Journal","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116333034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}