ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the role of anger on managerial effectiveness. To this end, a sample of male managers in a South African financial organisation completed questionnaires on the experience of anger, the expression of anger, and Type A behaviour. Managerial effectiveness was assessed in terms of the behavioural dimensions of the organisation's assessment centre and performance appraisal, as well as a managerial achievement quotient. A factor analysis computed se...
ABSTRACT Exposure to intense psychological trauma is associated with significant emotional burden and stress. Trauma victims suffer from myriads of adverse psychological consequences, particularly Post -traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. This study examined resilience, social support and self-efficacy as predictors of PTSD symptoms among adult trauma victims. A cross-sectional design was adopted in the study. Two hundred and eighty-one (281) adults consisting of 131(46.6%) males ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of punishment threats and rewards on individual performance and group performance of social loafing. Forty students (20 male and 20 females) of Kings’ and Queens’ Comprehensive High School Enugu with a mean age of 14.26 years participated in the study. The materials used were 3200 paper tiles (with a package of 160 paper tiles distributed to each participant). Social loafing was measured and scored according to the number of tiles a participan...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the influence of job position and personality characteristics on job satisfaction among workers. Two hundred participants were used and two hypotheses involving job positions (high, middle, and low) personality characteristics (extrovert vs introvert) were tested. Two instruments were used for data collection and they are Eynseck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) and Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ): The design was a 3 x 2 factorial designs and a 2x2 ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated self-esteem, personality-type and gender as factors in self-disclosure of persons living with HIV/AIDS. Three hundred (300) persons living with HIV/AIDS (120 males and 180 females) aged 18-60 years with a mean age of 39 participated in the study. Three instruments were used for data collection: Index of self-esteem (ISE), Eysenck’s Personality Questionnaire (EPQ)-Adult, and Self-Disclosure Index (SDI). The result indicated that self-esteem - F(1,292) = 16.1...
Summary To establish the effect of psychosocial and seizure factors on Depression and Neurotic Disorders among clinically diagnosed Nigerian patients, with epilepsy. This study utilized the multivariate statistical design to evaluate the associations between some psychosocial and seizure factors on increase depression and neurotic disorders. The Neurology outpatient clinics oftwo tertiary facilities inNigeria: Aro Neuro-psychiatric Hospital/World Health Organization Collaborating Centre, Abe...
ABSTRACT This study was designed to investigate the influence of alcohol use, religious orientation and educational attainment on marital distress. Three hypotheses were formulated in the course of the study and data was obtained from two hundred and fifty three (253) respondents, who were married using a set of questionnaire measure. A cross sectional design was adopted for the study and data was analyzed using a hypothesis which stated that there will be a significant contribution of ...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the role of emotional labour, psychological contract breach and organisational climate in predicting turnover intentions among lecturers in private universities in south-eastern Nigeria. Five hundred and eighty-four (584) lecturers (444 males and 140 females), particpated in the study. Four instruments were used for the collection of data, which include Teacher Emotional Labour Scale (TELS), Psychological Contract Breach Scale, Organizational Climate Descrip...
Abstract Typically, organizational restructuring come with change and the challenge of what to do when there is job loss. This can impact psychological well-being for both male and female employees. Hence, the study with a sample of 496 [233 (46.9%) males and 263 (53.1%) females]. Their mean age was 39.1 years (sd=10.31). Questionnaires were used for data collection. Two hypotheses were tested with ‘Pearson r’ and t-test. Results showed positive and significant correlation between entrep...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the impact of work-family conflict among nurses in Nigeria. The descriptive survey research method will be adopted for the study. A total of 200 respondents were selected and used for the study using proportionate stratify sampling technique. Questionnaires instrument on work-family conflict was developed by Carlson, Kacmar, and Williams (2000) and revalidated by Amazue (2011) were used for data collection and they include Work-family role conflict scale and ...
Abstract The study investigated psychological empowerment, organizational justice and abusive supervision as predictors of work engagement among employees in manufacturing industries. Three hundred and thirty two workers drawn from Coscharis Beverages and Pure Water Manufacturing Company Ltd., Lagos and Happy Home Manufacturing Company, located at Kirikiri industrial area in Lagos participated in the study. Four instruments which include Psychological Empowerment Scale by Spreitzer (1995), O...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate emotion regulation, dispositional mindfulness and length of stay as factors in somatic symptoms among prison inmates, cross-sectional design was used. Participants were two hundred and nine (209) prison inmates. Their ages ranged between 18 – 62 years, with mean age of 30.9 and standard deviation of 8.68. Three instruments were used for data collection: Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, Mindfulness Awareness Attention Scale and Somatiza...
ABSTRACT The study investigated influence of perceived organizational support and self efficacy on burnout among nurses. Two hundred and nine (209) nurses from Federal Medical Centre Umuahia participated in the study. Among them were 2 males and 207 females. The Perceived Organizational Support Scale, General Self Efficacy Scale and Maslach Burnout Inventory were used to elicit the participants’ responses on burnout. A crosssectional survey design was employed and 2-way ANOVA was used to ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factors influencing drug and substance abuse among youth in Lamu County. According to NACADA (2015), about 200,000,000 people worldwide abuse drugs. Despite NACADA’s and other groups’ interventions, drug abuse is on the increase; with over 30% of youth in Kenya abusing various types of drugs. In the first chapter of this paper, the researcher presents an introduction to the study and also a brief explanation of the problem that promp...
ABSTRACT Changing family values and migration into cities has seen many Kenyans live away from their aging parents making it hard to fulfil their traditional role of caring for them. This has contributed to the rapid growth of homes for the aged in the country especially in Nairobi County. The purpose of the study was to investigate selected psychosocial factors affecting wellness of the elderly persons admitted in homes for the elderly in Nairobi county.The study focused on three psychosoci...