ABSTRACT Threats to security at airports have become a serious global menace affecting various economies around the world. Ghana will be no exception if measures are not taken to avert such threats. This research assesses proactive behaviour among security personnel in the aviation industry in Ghana. The study also sought to assess the role personality traits and organisational culture play in predicting proactive behaviour among the study participants. Participants for this study were secu...
ABSTRACT The present study investigated factors and values that influence the development of personality in the Akan concept, the extent to which the Akan theory of day name determines personality of an individual. In addition, it sought to determine the relationship between the Big Five personality factors, the Africentric worldview and the Akan personality factors. The study is a mixed methods design. The first part is a qualitative study that involves an in-depth interview with eight part...
ABSTRACT Mental health services are considerably underfunded. In recent years, Ghana has attempted a shift to community-based mental health care, deemed to neutralise challenges identified with institutional care. Six years after the passage of Ghana’s Mental Health Act (Act 846) of 2012, challenges persisted. Meanwhile, studies on caregiver experiences are limited. This study explored the experiences of professionals and family caregivers in community-based mental health care in the Easter...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the influence of psychological factors and human capital on career development at the Volta River Authority in Ghana. It also investigated the moderating role of organisational support on the relationship between psychological factors and career development, as well as the relationship between human capital and career development. One hundred and ninety four employees were purposively sampled across departments from five locations of Volta River Authority in Gh...
ABSTRACT Entrepreneurial cognitions is gradually receiving attention in Ghana in recent times. The decisions people make concerning the development of entrepreneurial businesses are key in the performance of the business. The present study conducted a two-fold study using mixed methods, to examine the relationship between analytical and intuitive cognitive styles and entrepreneurial decision making approaches amongst community participants. Study one which was quantitative in nature administe...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at investigating the influence of thin media and personality dimensions on body image dissatisfaction and self-esteem. Two-hundred undergraduate students from University of Ghana were conveniently sampled for this study. These participants filled Multidimensional Body Self-Relations Questionnaire, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, Media Influence Questionnaire and The Big Five Inventory (BFI). Results of the study indicated that there was a significant negative relationshi...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating how organizational culture directly and indirectly (via worker autonomy) affects employees’ innovative behavior. Data for this study was collected from 165 employees, working in the service sector (banks, insurance companies and media) in Ghana. All participants were made to respond to questionnaires on organizational culture, worker autonomy and employee innovative behavior. Four hypotheses were tested using correlation and regression analysis. T...
ABSTRACT Predictors of drug involvement among secondary school students in Ibadan were examined in this study. Two hundred and four (204) students comprising 113 males and 91 females, whose age ranged between 13 and 25 years (M = 16.32, S.D. = 1.81) participated in the study. Data collected with a structured questionnaire were subjected to independent sample t-test, and regression analysis. Psychosocial factors (life purpose, need for achievement and self-esteem) significantly predicted drug ...
ABSTRACT Studies on job satisfaction, organizational commitment and turnover intentions in Ghana have not investigated the possible influence of informal groups on these organizational outcomes. The study compared organizational commitment, job satisfaction and turnover intentions among employees in informal groups and those who were not in any informal group. Job satisfaction, organizational commitment and groups (employees in informal groups and those who were not in any informal group) wer...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the extent to which employees’ perceived organizational safety climate predict their psychological capital and job satisfaction at the Tema Oil Refinery in Accra, using a survey research design. A total of 248 respondents were selected using Stratified random sampling technique. Questionnaires that contained the 50-item Occupational Safety Climate Questionnaire (NOSACQ-50) (Kines et al., 2011), 24-item Psychological Capital Questionnaire (Luthans, Avolio & A...
ABSTRACT This study examined the phenomenon of vigilantism using a mixed method design, involving an archival study of media reports and a quantitative survey within the Ghanaian context. Drawing on 145 online media reports from January 2002 to December 2017, the study examined trends and patterns of vigilante violence within the Ghanaian context. Results showed a considerable increase in the occurrence of vigilantism within the 15-year period, from 27 cases during the period 2002 – 2011 to...
ABSTRACT The study focussed on assessing the role and impact that Clinical Psychology as a profession has made on the delivery of health in Ghana since its inception in 1972. In order to achieve this objective, both quantitative and qualitative research methods were employed. The qualitative technique involving interviews and archival research helped reviewed the nature of health delivery that existed before 1972 when Clinical Psychology was not yet introduced, and the contribution it broug...
ABSTRACT The study examined the influence of Retirement Planning Programs (RPPs) on retirement planning and attitude towards retirement among some employees in Ghana. Two hundred and fifty-eight (258) workers consisting of 154 who have attended RPPs and 104 who have never attended RPPs were used for the study. Findings indicated that workers who have attended RPPs engaged more in retirement planning and had positive attitude towards retirement compared to those who have never attended RPPs....
ABSTRACT The study aimed at investigating the perception of public Senior High School teachers of authentic assessment. It also found out the extent to which public Senior High School teachers practice authentic assessment in their assessment procedure. The stratified sampling procedure was adopted to group Senior High Schools into categories A, B and C. Simple random sampling was used to select three schools from category “A” and two schools from category “B” but the two schools in...
Abstract The Niger Delta Region of Nigeria has been plagued with recurrent crisis emanating from perceived injustice, degradation and neglect of residents in such areas. For example, violent reactions from militant youths have become unpredictable and uncontrollable; a situation that has rendered the region volatile and stressful. This study investigated the influence of personal and social variables such as locus of control and social support on adjustment to stressful life event resulting f...