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Item Family support system as a predictor of psychological well- being of the elderly in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo State(2020) Fatoye, H. A.The study examined the family support System as a predictor of psychological well-being among the elderly in Ibadan Metropolis. Descriptive research design of the ex-post-facto type was used. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 180 aged respondents from 60 years and above from five local government areas in Ibadan Metropolis. Two research hypotheses were tested al 0.05 level of significance. Data were analyzed using t-test. Results indicated that aged people with low family support experienced higher anxiety level than their counterparts that received high family support. (t = 2.61, df = 178). Furthermore, aged people with low family support experienced higher depression level than their contemporaries with high family support (t =3.89, df = 178). It was recommended that government should provide free monthly medical check-up far the aged with particular focus on their mental and psychological health statusItem Effects of parental separation on psychosocial well-being of children in secondary schools in Ibadan north local government, Ibadan, Oyo-State(2021) Fatoye, H. A.The observation of a rise in separation cases raises a major concern of its effect on children at this particular developmental stage of life who are already facing very many changes happening in their life. Few studies have examined the effect of parental separation on psychosocial well-being of children among in-school teenagers in Nigeria. This study aimed to add to this body of literature by examining the effect of parental separation on social, spiritual, intellectual, psychosocial well-being on in-school teenagers in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adopted cross-sectional research design involving a sample of 400 in-school students in the study area using an adapted standardized validated instrument. Among other findings, it found a significant inverse relationship parental separation and psychosocial wellbeing among teenagers in Ibadan North LGA and almost half (42.4%) of the respondents who have separated parents have known about it for more ten years. This implies a teenagers who have the separated parents are more likely to experience ill-health psychosocially and these may also transcend to their intellectual well- being. Among others, policy makers should enact policy that mandate schools on the concurrent: assessment of students’ socio-demographics especially their parental status, their relationship and living condition periodically to continually evaluate social well-being, emotional well-being, and spiritual well-being. This will constantly help the teachers, school authorities, parent/guidance and other concerned bodies on the mental state of the students’ which is most necessary and determines their academic performance