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Adherence self-efficacy, interpersonal forgiveness and perceived social supports as nexus of subjective well-being among people living with hiv /aids in Akwa-Ibom, Nigeria
(2019-01) Ofole, N. M.
Correlational design was adopted to investigate the relationship among adherence self- efficacy, interpersonal forgiveness and perceived social support on subjective-well-being of PLWHA in Akwa-Ibom state. Purposive sampling technique was used to select one hundred persons living with HIV and AIDS from the state chapter of Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) made of fifty-six males and forty-four females with age ranging from 18-to 45 years and mean age of 31.5. They responded to four self-report measures. Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC), t-test for independents samples and multiple regressions were utilised to analysis three questions. Results show that independent variables have linear relationship with the subjective well-being of respondents. Further, interpersonal forgiveness was most potent in predicting subjective well-being (fi = 0.464, t = 6.011, P < 0.05) followed by perceived social support (fi = 0.233, t =3.898, P < 0.05), while the least was adherence self- efficacy (P = 0.053, t = 0.707, P >0.05). It was concluded that subjective well-being is associated with personal and socio-psychological factors. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings were discussed.
Adolescents sense of identity and its implications for developmentally appropriate interventions for building a safer world through education
(Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2017) Ofole, N. M.
A major concern of educational institutions, families and researchers is the reports from various sources that sizeable numbers of Nigerian adolescents have fragmented, confused, or poorly structured sense of identity which may render them susceptible to external events. Adolescents' sense of identity is therefore, largely unexplored research domain that could benefit from greater attention. This study utilized correlational survey design to examine the pattern of relationship between self-efficacy, parental supports, peer influence, internet usage and sense of identity among adolescents. Two hundred and sixty students (Male=121; Female=139) between 15-18years (x=13.05; SD=14.2) were drawn from secondary schools in Nnewi, Anambra State using simple random sampling technique in four stages. Five standardized self-report questionnaires namely; Serafini and Adams Sense of Identity scale (r=0.78); Jerusalem and Schwarzer General Self Efficacy measure (r=0.76); Pasquali and Araujo Parental Perception Questionnaire (r=0.077); Steinberg and Monahan Resistance to Peer Influence scale (r=0.74) and Young Internet Addiction Test (r=0.79) were used for data collection. Pearson Product Moment correlation result show that while adolescent sense of identity has negative relationship with self-efficacy (r = -.441; p<.05) positive relationship exist with peer influence (r =.253; p<.05). There was no significant relationship with parental supports and internet usage on sense of identity. Multiple regressions analysis revealed that the independent variables contributed 21.0% of the variance in adolescents' sense of identity. Self-efficacy made the most potent (=-409; t (258) =-.6963; P<0.05) contribution in predicting sense of identity. The researcher concluded that for education to contribute significantly towards making the world safer there is urgent need to incorporate enhancement of self efficacy into educational and counselling interventions for in-school adolescents.
An assessment of barriers to uptake of hiv counselling and testing among out-of-school youth in Ebonyi state, Nigeria
(Department of Social Work, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 2020-06) Ofole, N. M.
HIV counselling and testing (HCT) is the entry point to HIV care and supports. There are still major research gaps regarding why there is low uptake of HCT among out-of-school youths. This study examined the barriers to HCT among out-of-school youths in Ebonyi state, Nigeria. Seventy out-of-school youths with age range of 15-24 years and mean years of 18.5 years purposely drawn from artisans in Ebonyi state participated in the study. Three sessions of FGD were held with the 2 age categories (15-18 & 19 - 24 years). In addition to note taking, all the sessions were audio-recorded and transcribed. Content analysis was done and the following themes emerged: (1) dominant barrier to HCT was fear associated with HCT results and stigma. Other barriers include: (2) low level of HIV knowledge, (3) low risk perception and (4) ignorance of HCT location in Ebonyi State. It concluded that there are individual and social factors which act as barriers to out-of-school youths to seek HIV testing in Ebonyi State. To increase youth utilization of HCT service, there is a need to address these barriers when developing a model for out-of-school youths.
Antecedents of risky sexual practices among adolescents in military secondary schools in Oyo State, Nigeria
(2015) Ofole, N. M.
The crux of this study is to examine the predictive influence of peer pressure, sexual communication and parental influence as antecedents of risky sexual practices among adolescents in Oyo State military barracks secondary schools. Five hundred and one representative samples of adolescents with age range of 10 - 23 years and mean years of 17 ± 2.1 drawn using simple random sampling technique participated in the study. Respondents filled four standardized self-report scales. Results of the Pearson Product Moment Correlation analysis revealed that sexual communication and parental influence have inverse relationship (p<.05) with risky sexual practices. While a positive relationship exists between peer influence and risky sexual practices. The independent variables jointly accounted for 13.7 % of variance in the prediction of sexual practices of the respondents. The study underscores the need for tailored interventions that will involve parents in order to mitigate risky sexual practices for adolescents living in uniformed personnel neighbourhood.
Can assertiveness skills training (AST) and Dialectical behaviour therapy treat social skills deficit of peer rejected in-school -adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria?
(2019) Ofole, N. M.; Onyebigwa, U. A.
Students with deficit social skills tend to have problems of interactions with peers and teachers which indirectly affect their academic performance. Literature on management of social skill deficit among peer rejected adolescents in Oyo state is limited. This study therefore, utilized Assertiveness Skills Training (AST) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) to manage deficit social skills among students diagnosed as peer rejected in junior secondary schools in Ibadan, Oyo State. Pre-test-post-test control group, quasi experiment design with 3x2x3 factorial matrix was adopted. Ninety students (Males= 40; Females=50) with age range of 10 to 15 years were purposively drawn from three public secondary schools in Ibadan. Social Peer Rejection Scale (α =0.81) was used to draw peer rejected students, while Social Skills Rating Scale (α = 0.86) and Self-consciousness Scale (α=0.70) were utilized as outcome measures. The students were randomly assigned to treatment conditions. The Experimental groups were exposed to 10 sessions of therapies while the control group served as the comparison group. Results showed that there was a significant main effect of treatments [F (2, 75) = 8.761, p< 0.05, η2= 0.189] on social skills of the participants. Those treated with AST had superior mean gain ( x = 68.64) over DBT ( x = 66.09) and Control Group ( x =55.40). There was interaction effect of treatments and gender [F (2, 75) = 11.123, p<0.01, η2= 0.229]. The interaction effect of treatments and levels of self-awareness was also significant [F(4,75)= 3.081, p<0.05, η2= 0.141] on social skills. There was no three way interaction effect of treatments. This outcome provides empirical supports for the use of AST and DBT to remediate social skill deficit. The researchers recommended the use of the therapies for the enhancement of social skills in school settings.
Comparative effectiveness of mental contrasting and self-regulation strategies on enhancing goal setting skills of secondary school students in urban Nigeria
(Australian International Academic Centre PTY. LTD., 2019) Ofole, N. M.; Adegoke, I. V.
Although there is plethora of studies on goal setting skills, there is paucity of experimental studies on this field. This study examined the comparative effectiveness of Mental Contrasting Therapy (MCT) and Self-Regulation Strategies (SRS) on enhancing goal setting skills of students in urban Nigeria. A group of 120 students (male=52, female=68) with age range of 14-17years and mean age of ≥ 13.5years were purposively drawn from secondary schools in urban Nigeria. Each of the intervention groups was exposed to 10 sessions of therapy designed to improve their goal setting skills. The control group served as comparison group. The result revealed a significant main effect of treatments on goal setting skills (F(2,105) =14.958, p<0.05) with the intervention groups demonstrating greater ability to utilize the acquired skills than the comparison group as evidenced on the mean score. The effect size reveals that treatment accounted for 22.2% (η2=0.222) change in the participants’ goal setting skills. Participants treated with SRS reported higher mean score at post-test (X=69.09) when compared with their counterpart in MCT group (X=66.93). Self-efficacy and gender have significant interactive effect with treatments F(4,105) = 6.375, p<0.05, η2=0.195 and F(2,105) =13.561, p<0.01, η2=0.205 respectively. The researchers concluded that though the two therapies were effective, SRS was more potent in enhancing goal setting skills of the participants.
Curbing attrition rate in open and distance education in Nigeria: e-counselling as a panacea
(Stirling-Horden Publishers Ltd., Ibadan, 2018) Ofole, N. M.
Open and Distance Education (ODE) has grown into an important strategy in resolving problems of access to education in Nigeria. However, despite the expanding growth of ODE and its benefits, it is documented that students who enroll with OD institutions drop out of school due to isolation and disconnectedness. Attrition in ODE has become a great concern in Nigeria because student retention is an important factor in accelerating human capital formation for national development in a global knowledge economy. This paper postulates that e-counselling holds the potential to provide high-quality learner support services and it is positioned to serve as a viable alternative source of help when traditional face to face psychotherapy is not accessible to OD learners.
Date rape among undergraduates in south-western Nigerian federal universities
(2016) Ofole, N. M.
The increasing number of date rapes occurring on University campuses and the need to decrease rape supportive attitudes point to the need for continued research on this field. Correlational survey design was adopted to examine the extent to which attitude towards date rape is associated with the respondents' emotional empathy, beliefs in rape myths and gender. Simple random sampling technique was adopted at three stages to draw one thousand two hundred and sixteen undergraduates comprising 645 (53.2%) males and 571 (46.8%) females from three Federal universities in South-western, Nigeria. Respondents' ages ranged from 16-32 years with mean of 18.21 years. College Date Rape Attitudes Survey (a=0.71); Beliefs about Women Scale (a=0.78) and Multi-Dimensional Emotional Empathy Scale (r=0.77) were adopted for data source. The results of the Product Moment Correlation Coefficient tested at 0.05 level of significance showed that while emotional empathy had inverse relationship with attitude towards date rape, beliefs in rape myths had positive relationship. Attitude towards date rape also differed on the basis of gender. It was concluded that psycho-demographic variables correlated with attitude towards date rape. Rape prevention programmes should therefore be broadened to incorporate strategies that could reverse erroneous rape myths as well as provide appropriate therapies to enhance the emotional empathy of University students.
Determinant of marital satisfaction among young couples in Lagos state, Nigeria
(2015) Ofole, N. M.
Correlational survey design was adopted to examine the predictive influence of psychological and social factors on marital satisfaction of young couples in Lagos state. Representative sample size of 682 young couples completed measures regarding personality trait, religiosity; parental influence and marital satisfaction. The hypothesized variables have correlation coefficients ranging from r-.123 to .519 with marital satisfaction. Multivariate Regression Analyses indicated that the contribution of the independent variables to the prediction of the dependent variable was significant [F (5. 676] =14.49; p<. 001). They jointly accounted for about 29.5% variation in the prediction of marital satisfaction. Religiosity had the highest contribution (β =. 186, t=5.34; P < 05) while parental influence and gender were not potent in predicting marital satisfaction. The study provides empirical evidence to suggest that psychological and social factors have relationship with marital satisfaction in varying dimensions.
Domination by aggressive behaviours among students in Orumba North, Anambra State, Nigeria
(2018) Ofodile, M. C.; Ofole, N. M.
This study adopted descriptive survey design to investigate the influence of gender, parenting styles and peer pressure on the aggressive behavours of students in Orumba North local government area of Anambra State. Two hundred and ninety-one students consisting 189 males and 102 females with age range of 13 to 16 and mean age of 14.6 years were randomly drawn with ballot method from a population of students spread across three community secondary schools in ONLGAs. Three instruments namely; Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (r=0.72); Baumrid Parental Care Scale (r=0.70); Glasen and Brown Peer Pressure Inventory (r=0.78) were employed for collection of data. T-test for independent samples and Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) were adopted as statistical tools to analyze four hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The results show that level of aggressive behaviour differs significantly on the basis of gender (df=289, t=2.9908, P<.05). There is a significant negative relationship between parenting styles and aggressive behaviours (r=-0.074, p>0.05)., while positive association exist between peer pressure and aggressive behaviour (r=0.6296, p<0.05). The independent variables jointly contributed 52% of the variance in aggressive behaviours among students in ONLGA. The researchers concluded that both personal and social factors are related with aggressive behaviours of students. It recommended that counselling psychologists should mount interventions to teach parents positive parenting styles as well as empower the students with the skill of anger management.
Evidence based therapeutic outcome of multimodal therapy on sexual decisions of students in River State remedial study centres
(2016-06) Ofole, N. M.
Previous efforts at remediating sexual decision of adolescents in Nigeria have been based on unimodal therapies. Therefore, this study investigated the effectiveness of Multimodal Therapy (MMT) on sexual decisions of adolescents studying in Remedial Centres in Rivers state, Nigeria. Pre-test post control group quasi experimental design with 2x 2 factorial matrix was adopted to execute the study. One hundred and twenty-eight students consisting 71 males (55.4%) and 57 females (44.5%) with age range of 16-21 years (=13.2; SD=3.2) participated in the study. Simple random sampling technique was utilized to draw samples from Remedial Study Centers in River state. Adolescent Decision-Making Questionnaire (r=0.77) was the outcome measure. The experimental group was exposed to nine sessions of MMT (18 hrs) while the control group served as a comparison group. Analysis of Covariance and Multiple x classification analysis were used to test the three hypotheses. There was significant main effect of treatment (F (2,123) =10.871; P<0.05). Male participants had superior treatment gains when compared with the female. These results suggest that Multimodal therapy can be useful in enhancing sexual decision, however programmers should be gender sensitive when designing treatment package.
Female genital mutilation: the place of culture and the debilitating effects on the dignity of the female gender
(2015-05) Ofor, M. O.; Ofole, N. M.
Female genital mutilation (FGM) has four major types which arise from the degree to which the external genitalia of the female are affected. Its origin is shrouded with mysteries but historical evidences point to Egypt as the source country, before its spread through countries in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, the Middle East, as well as some migrants in Europe, United States and Australia. Reasons for carrying out the practice range from ethnic and tribal cultures, family relations, tribal connections, class, economic and social circumstances; and education etc. The effects on the affected young girls and women may be short term (severe pain, shock, haemorrhage (bleeding), tetanus or sepsis (bacterial infection), urine retention, open sores in the genital region and injury to nearby genital tissue and sometimes death); or long term (physical, sexual and psychological). Different nations in the affected regions have enacted one law or the other at a point in time in their history to curb this degrading menace but the prevalence data shows that the practice is far from being eradicated. The discourse brings to the fore, the implications of FGM practice on the dignity of the female gender and proposes an annihilation of this dastardly act.
Gender as a predictor of attitude towards HIV counselling and testing amongst road safety personnel in Imo State, Nigeria
(Nigerian Researchers Forum, the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, and the Association for Progressive and Alternative Education in Nigeria, 2012-11) Ofole, N. M.
This study examined gender difference in attitude towards HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) amongst Federal Road Safety Personnel (FRSC) personnel in Imo state exposed to Emotional Intelligence Therapy (EIT). Pretest-posttest control group quasi experimental design with 2x2x2 factorial matrix was adopted for the study. One hundred participants (Male=60; Female=40) with age range of 24 to 40 years (x =23.01; SD=1.12) were purposively drawn from two units of FRSC Imo Sector Command. Attitude towards HIV Antibody Testing Scale (r=0.89) was used for data collection. The data derived from the pre and post treatment assessments were subjected to Analysis of Covariance using pre-test scores as covariates. Results show that EIT was potent for modifying HCT attitude of the treated group in comparison with the control group [F (1, 99) =82.14, P<0.05). Gender and educational status have significant influence on treatment outcomes (t=1.53; DF= (1, 99), P=<0.05) and (F (1, 99) =45.08; P<0.05) respectively. Based on these findings, EIT is recommended therapy for improving HCT attitude among women in high HIV risky occupation in Nigeria. The outcomes have implications for programmers to be gender sensitive in development, implementation and evaluation of HIV intervention.
Impact of emotional intelligence training on modifying HIV risk perception of road safety personnel in Imo State, Nigeria
(2011-04) Ofole, N. M.; Falaye, A.
Road safety personnel in Nigeria are vulnerable to HTV/AIDS due to exposure to infected blood luring rescue operations. Studies have shown that they have low HIV risk perception. Regrettably, there is paucity of research targeting this group in Nigeria. This study investigated the effectiveness of Emotional Intelligence Training (EIT) on modifying HIV risk perception of Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Personnel in Imo State, Nigeria. A pre-test-post-test, control group" experimental design with 2x2 factorial matrix was adopted for this study. Fifty male and fifty female with age range of 27 and 32 years (x =23.02; SD-3.7) were purposively drawn from two units of Imo Sector Command. HIV Risk Perception Questionnaire (r=0.84) was the outcome measure. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) and t-test were the statistical methods adopted. Two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha level. The results revealed a significant treatment effect in comparison with the control Group [F (1, 95) =5.21, P<0.05). Gender did not significantly influence treatment outcomes. The potency of EIT in this study has implications for Psychologists, HCT Service Providers and Health Educators.
Impact of emotional maturity on coping with stress among freshmen in South-Western Nigeria Universities
(Scholarlink Research Institute, 2017) Ofole, N. M.
It is well documented that Nigerian freshmen are not emotionally matured to handle stress associated with transition from secondary school to university. For effective intervention to enhance this competency among this group there is need to ascertain their level of emotional maturity. Ex post survey design was adopted to examine the impact of emotional maturity on coping with stress among freshmen in South-Western Nigerian universities. Simple random sampling technique was utilized in four stages to draw a sample size of 2236 respondents (Male=1021; Female=1215) with age range of 16-20 years (X =19.3; SD=7.2) from three categories of universities in South Western Nigeria (Federal, State and Private). Singh and Bhargava (1991) emotional maturity scale was the only source of data. Descriptive statistics was adopted to answer the first three research questions while t-test for independent samples and ANOVA were used for the fourth and fifth questions respectively. The result revealed that 63.2% of the 2236 freshmen were emotionally immatured to cope with stress. The females reported more emotional maturity than their male counterpart. Respondents between ages 22 and above reported more emotional maturity than their younger counterparts. This study has provided empirical evidence to suggest that freshmen are not emotionally matured to cope with challenges that are experienced in universities in Nigeria. The outcome of this study will sensitize the lecturers and school administration of the need to ameliorate some of the factors predisposing students to stress since the students level of maturity differs. Counselling psychologist should also institute stress management programme for freshmen in other to cushion the effects of stress associated with transition.
Measured effect of sexual activities, alcohol consumption, smoking and aggression on health risk of students in rural communities in Ikenne, Nigeria
(2015) Ezeokoli, R.; Ofole, N. M.
This study examined the joint and relative contribution of sexual activities, alcohol consumption, smoking and aggression to the prediction of health risk of students in rural communities in Ogun State. Descriptive research design of correlational type was adopted. Multi-stage sampling Technique was used to draw 300 respondents from an approximated population size of 10,066 students. Two research questions guided the study. Thirty-nine item self-report questionnaire tagged “Health Risk Behaviours Questionnaire” was used for data collection. Result of Multivariate Analyses show that the predictor variables accounted for 38.9% of the variance in health risk of respondents (R= .657; R2= .389; F (3. 289) = 15.880; p <.05). Sexual activities made the most potent (β = .903) contribution to the prediction of health risk followed by alcohol consumption (β= .771), aggressive behaviours (β= .632) and smoking (β= .241). It concludes that the more students are involved in sexual activities, exhibits aggressive behaviours, consume alcohol and smoke the greater the likelihood that their health will be compromised. This outcome behooves counselling psychologists to design and implement health preventive, rehabilitative and reformatory counselling services for in-school adolescents
Media usage, religiosity and gender as determinant of performance in chemistry subject
(2016) Oloyede, G. K.; Ofole, N. M.
This research was designed to investigate the effect of media usage, religiosity and gender on performance in chemistry subject. This study employed survey research design. Two hundred participants (66 males and 134 females) drawn from public Senior Secondary Schools in Ibadan North Local Government Area, Oyo State constituted the study’s sample. The instruments used to collect data included four structured questionnaires - Academic Performance Questionnaire in Chemistry (APQC) (α = .914), Media Questionnaire (MQ) (α = .792), Religiosity Questionnaire (RQ) (α = .735), and Gender Questionnaire (GQ) (α = .899). Chemistry Achievement Test (CHAT) was used to determine performance level and ability difference between male and female. Four research questions were answered and three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 Alpha level of significance. Data were analyzed using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Regression Analyses. The findings of this study showed that media (r=0.119, df = 199, P< 0.05) is a significant correlate of academic performance in chemistry while religiosity (r= 0.057, df = 199, P> 0.05) and gender (r=0.032, df = 199, P> 0.05) are not. It was also revealed that the three independent variables (media, religiosity and gender) are not joint predictors of academic performance in chemistry (R = 0.125, R square = 0.016, p<0.05). It was evident from the findings that media (beta=.112, 11.2%, t=1.552, p<0.05) had the highest significant contribution to academic performance in chemistry. The results also showed that there is no statistical difference in the ability of male (x=3.89, SD=1.609) and female (x=4.01, SD=1.573) even though 59.5% of the students scored less than 50 in Chemistry Achievement test. The study, therefore, concluded that media is a potent correlate and significant determinant of performance in public Senior Secondary Schools in Ibadan North Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria while religiosity and gender are not.
Mode deactivation therapy on attitude towards psychological help-seeking among students with low achievement Motivation in secondary schools in Idemili North, Nigeria
(2017) Ofole, N. M.
Attitudinal barriers have consistently been related to actual utilization of services. This study investigated the effectiveness of Mode Deactivation Therapy (MDT) on modifying attitude towards psychological help seeking among students in Idemili North, Nigeria (IDNLG). Pre-test post test quasi experimental design with 2x 2 factorial matrix was utilized. The population of the study is all Senior Secondary School one (SS) students spread across 16 schools located within IDNLG. Eighty-five students (Female=44; male=41) with age range of 13-19 years (x =13.3SD=3.7) who obtained less than 30 in the Achievement Motivation Inventory participated in study. They were randomized into experimental and control Group. The experimental group was treated with MDT for 7 weeks which lasted for 2hrs per week while the control group was used as a comparison group. The outcome measure was Attitude towards seeking psychological help (Fischer & Turner, 1970).
Moderating effect of attitude and perception on adoption of safer sex practices amongst students in tertiary institutions in Anambra State
(Ife Centre for Psychological Studies, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 2013-12) Ofole, N. M.
Attitude and perception strongly predict the adoption of safer sexual practices. Descriptive Survey Design was adopted to examine the moderating effect of attitude and perception of students in tertiary institutions in Anambra state on the adoption of safer sexual practices. Two thousand, five hundred and fifty respondents (Male=1,150 Female= 1,400) with age range of 16 to 28 years (x =20.05; SD=3.6) were drawn from an estimated students population of 25,250 using Stratified Sampling Technique. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. A 22 item self- report questionnaire was used for data collection. Multiple Regression and t-test were used to analyze the data at 0.05 level of significance. Attitude and perception have a joint contribution of 61 % of the variance in dependent variable. However, perception made more potent contribution (Beta= .0.331; t= 3.11; P= <.05) than attitude (Beta= .117; t=2.04; P<.05). Gender and socio-economic background also have significant contribution. There is need for Counsellors in tertiary institutions to mount intensive and comprehensive reproductive health campaign messages that systematically incorporate beliefs, knowledge, attitude and subjective norms to effectively persuade and promote behaviour change among the students.
Online dating behaviours: an emerging reproductive health issues among undergraduates in Anambra State, Nigeria
(2015) Ofole, N. M.
This study examined the extent to which personality-type, self-esteem, parental socio-economic status and social network utilization predict online dating behaviours among university undergraduates in Anambra state. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to draw 1,007 respondents (Female=708; Male=299) with age range of 18 to 28 years (x = 17.08; SD= 6.01) from an estimated population of 10, 244 undergraduates in Anambra state universities. Four standardized scales and one researcher developed instrument were utilized. Results of Pearson Product Moment Correlation show that the hypothesized variables have significant positive relationship ranging from .86 to .36 at 0.05 level of significance (2-tailed). Regression Analysis indicates that the independent variables jointly accounted for 84% of the variance in the prediction of online dating behaviours of the respondents. However, parental socio-economic-status made the highest contribution (fi=.368; p< 0.05). The outcome suggests that dispositional and socioeconomic factors correlate with online dating behaviours of the respondents. Counsellors should leverage programme designers to ensure that techniques of identifying users’ profiles especially their personality traits are incorporated into web to enable potential online dates have compatible partners for meaningful and satisfying relationship.