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Item Trans-cultural expressions of self-concept/self-esteem and personality development/character building values as predisposing variables of sports participation among adolescents in Nigeria and Togo(2017-10) Ezomoh, O. O.; Jaiyeoba, O. M.This study examined the trans-cultural expressions of self-concept/self-esteem and personality development/character building values as predisposing variables of sports participation among adolescents in Nigeria and Togo. For the purpose of the study, two research hypotheses were generated and tested. The descriptive survey design, multi-stage sampling technique and self-developed four-point Likert type questionnaire were used. A reliability coefficient of .89, was obtained through the use of Crombach alpha. The findings revealed that adolescents in the two countries expressed self-concept/self-esteem and personality development/character building values as predisposing variables of sports participation. Consequently, it was therefore, recommended that; sports competitions should be organized regularly as adolescents enjoy competitions and thus, could be motivated to participate in sports through it. Sports Services providers should endeavor to find means of organising enlightenment programmes on the benefits inherent from sports participation, through this, many adolescents who do not know the benefits of sports participation will be informed and consequently get involved in it. Public and private schools administrators should establish functional and well-supervised sports units in their schools. Private individuals should assist the government in promoting sports by sponsoring sports programmes, awarding scholarships to excellent sports participants. Parents should encourage their children/wards to participate in sports by providing assistance in form of money, equipment among others to them, on order to stimulate, sustain their interest and facilitate their participation in sportsItem Basic psychological needs and organizational stress among student-athletes in Nigeria(2022) Jaiyeoba, O. M.Organizational stress poses a lot of threat on student-athletes unique population and causes numerous undesirable consequences, which affect their well-being, academic, personal life and sport performance. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of basic psychological needs on organisational stress among student- athletes in Nigeria. This study employed correlational descriptive research design. The participants were 200 student-athletes that participated in 2022 NUGA held in Lagos, Nigeria. Convenient sampling method was used to select the sample size. The participants completed Basic Need Satisfaction in Sport Scale (BNSSS) and the Organizational Stressor Indicator for Sport Performers (OSI-SP) to collect data. Data analysis was conducted using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and multiple regression analysis. The results of the study showed that there was significant positive correlation between autonomy and organisational stress (r=0.181, p<0.05); relatedness and organisational stress (r=O.204, p<0.05), Regression analysis showed that joint contributions of basic psychological needs accounted for about 53% of variance influencing dependent variable. Relatedness was only found to have relative significant contribution on organisational stress. It can therefore be concluded that fulfilling and satisfying the basic psychological needs of student-athletes can reduce organisational stress and enhance performance and over all well-being