Psychology Research Papers/Topics

Work Motivation And Salary As Predictors Of Job Satisfaction Among Secondary School Staffs In Ado Ekiti

ABSTACT The importance of employee satisfaction and work motivation is growing all the time in various sector of education in Nigeria and how salary serves as a form of motivator to workers. If a person is committed to his or her work, he or she has self-control and commitment is also dependent on the reward a person gets from his or her performance. This study investigated work motivation and salary as predictor of perceived job satisfaction among secondary school staffs in Ado Ekiti. ...

The Influence Of Parenting Styles On Children's Career Choice In Oye Local Government Secondary Schools In Ekiti State

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of parenting style on their children career choice in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The sample consisted of two hundred respondents who were conveniently selected from secondary schools within Oye local government in Ekiti State. The instrument used was a questionnaire which was administered to the respondents. Four (4) null hypotheses were formulated and tested. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was u...

Influence Of Personality Types And Gender On Job Satisfaction Among Oye-Local Government Workers

ABSTRACT Organisational psychologists have long been interested in the concept of job satisfaction and how it affects the organisational functioning and efficiency. Today's world of competitive business environment i only likely to allow the survival of firms that can compete favourably in the global market; however the role of employee in ensuring a high level of firm competitive advantage cannot be over-emphasised. atisfied employees are likely to put every required effort to ensure sp...

Influence Of Perceived Body Image And Self Esteem On Assertiveness Among Female University Students

ABSTRACT Females have· been seen across culture to have issues when it comes to expressing themselves in the public. In an attempt to express themselves without fear, certain individual related factors could have influence. The study investigated the influence of perceived body image and self-esteem on assertiveness among female students in Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti state Nigeria. Ex-post facto research .design was used in the study. Three hundred and fifteen female university...

Influence Of Parenting Styles And Personality Traits On Learning Strategy Among Undergraduates Of Ekiti State

ABSTRACT Various studies have implicated personality trait and other factors as determinants of academic performance. This study examined the role of parenting styles and personality trait in learning strategies employed by students particularly, among university undergraduates in Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti and Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). In this study, parenting style (authoritarian, authoritative and permissive), personality trait (extraversion, openness, agreea...

Influence Of Delayed Salary And Perceived Organizational Support On Workplace Incivility

ABSTRACT In understanding organisational behavior, Workplace incivility was assumed to be influenced by delayed salary and perceived organizational support in an organization. An ExPostfacto research design was adopted for the study while a sample of 152 local government workers completed measures of delayed salary, perceived organisational support and workplace incivility as measured by a well structured self -report instrument. Result of the findings shows that there is a significant di...

Influence Of Gender And Personality Traits On Criminal Tendencies Among Adolescents Inmates In Ekiti State Prisons

ABSTRACT This study investigated the influence of gender and personality traits among inmates in Ekiti State prisons. The study adopted an ex-post facto research design. A total of 120 inmates were conveniently and purposefully sampled in the study. These participants were administered with Big-Five Personality Questionnaire and Brief Criminal Attitudes Scale together with demographic information. One was tested using multiple regression and was rejected. Three hypotheses were tested in ...

Influence Of Personality Traits And Self-Efficacy On Academic Performance Among Federal University Oye-Ekiti (Fuoye) Student

ABSTRACT Academic performance is the outcome of education and the extent at which students, teachers or institutions have reached their educational goals; which can be the function of several factors. The study examined influence of personality traits and self-efficacy on academic performance among Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti state. The survey made use of ex-post facto research design: where I 13 students were sampled using cluster sampling technique. Questionnaires compr...

Safety Practices And Accident Proneness Of Artisans In Enugu State: The Moderating Effects Of Attribution Style

Abstract This research examined safety practices and accident proneness: the moderating effects of attribution style among artisans in Enugu state. Using a cross-sectional survey design, a total of 216 in Enugu within the age range of 18 to 60 years participated in the study. They were welders, mechanics, tailors and labourers in Enugu city. Instruments used to collect date were Accident proneness Scale (APS) by Van As (2001), the Attribution style scale by Anderson (1999) and Safety practi...

Influence Of Religiosity, Sexual Compulsivity And Parents' Marital Status On Sexual Harassment Experience Among Female Undergraduates In Federal University Oye Ekiti

ABSTRACT Issue of sexual harassment toward female students in Universities continues to attract attention of researchers in order to suggest possible ways of controlling the immorality. This study examined influence of religiosity, sexual compulsivity and parent's marital status on sexual harassment experience of female undergraduates in Federal University Oye Ekiti. Expost facto research design was used in the study. With the use of accidental sampling method, questionnaires that comprised ...

Examining The Influence Of Football Team Fan-Ship On Psychological Well-Being Among Undergradutes Of Federal University Oye Ekiti.

TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study 1.2 Statement of Problem 1.3 Objectives of Study L4 Significance of Study 1-3 3 4 4-5 CHAPTER TWO: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Theoretical Frame Work 6 2.1.1 Theories of psychological well-being 6-9 2.1.1.2 Eudamonic Model of Psychological Well-being 6-9 . 2.1.2 theories of football Team fan-ship 9-17 · .. 2: 1.2.1 Understanding the Etiology, Motives, and implications of Fan-ship 9-17 2.2 Related Empi...

Effect Of Gender Ano Physical Activity On Vlsual And Auditory Reaction Time Among 'Undergraduate Students Of Federal University Oye Ekti.

ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to determine the effect of gender and physical activities on visual and auditory reaction time among undergraduates in Federal University Oye Ekiti. While carrying out the research. there were physical activities was involved which means the research was carried out through a field experiment. ·The study adopted a with-in subject design because the same set of participant were used to test for hath visual and auditory reaction time. The researcher made use ...

Examining Gender Disparity, Emotional Regulation And Social Anxiety In Academic Adjustment Of First Year University Students

ABSTRACT In Nigerian Universities, an essential factor is academic adjustment. There is always the need for adjustment among undergraduate students. This study examined gender disparity, emotional regulation and social anxiety in the academic adjustment of first year university students. This study adopted an expos! facto research design. A total of 297 participants were sampled in this study using convenience sampling technique. The participants' mean age was 19.24 years with standard devia...


136 - 150 Of 537 Results