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Item Person-centred therapy in the management of pre-retirement anxiety among federal road safety officers in Edo State, Nigeria(Positive Psychology Association, Nigeria, with headquarters in University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 2024-09) Oyedele, M. D.; Adeyemi, A.Pre-retirement anxiety is a challenge facing about to retire officers. It is a state of fear and uneasiness from active work-life is associated with the Federal Road Safety (FRS) officers. Past studies on pre-retirement anxiety among FRS officers concentrated on causal factors with little intervention studies. This study, therefore, investigated the challenges of pre-retirement anxiety within the context of FRS officers in Edo zone comprising Anambra, Delta and Edo states, Nigeria, with cognisant of their occupational stressors, cultural factors and individual experiences. The study was anchored to continuity theory of retirement, while a mixed methods approach was employed to access anxiety levels and psychological wellbeing as well as qualitative interviews to explore the experiences and perceptions of some of the officers undergoing therapy. Purposive sampling was used in selecting the 30 retiring participants (less than five years) into the groups. Participants with 60% and above score on retirement anxiety screening tool with their consent were used in the study. The instruments used were Pre-retirement Anxiety (α=.90) and Social-support (α =.70) scales. Hypotheses were raised and tested. Data were analysed using analysis of Covariance and Scheffe Post-hoc test @ 0.05 level of significance. Results revealed the effectiveness of PCT in managing pre-retirement anxiety of the officers. There was no interaction effect of treatment, gender and social support on pre-retirement anxiety of the officers. Person-centred therapy was effective in managing pre-retirement anxiety among FRS officers. Counseling psychologists should adopt this intervention when handling issues related to pre-retirement anxiety.Item The relationship between gender, age, mental ability, anxiety, mathematics self-efficacy and achievement in mathematics(Academic World Education & Research Center, 2009) Aremu, A. O.; Tella, A.This study examines the relationship between gender, age, general mental ability, anxiety, mathematics self-efficacy and achievement in mathematics among senior secondary school students in Oyo State, Nigeria. Using multiple regression (stepwise) statistical procedures on the data collected from 1,099 SS2 students, results reveal that mathematics self-efficacy, gender and anxiety have significant correlations with student's achievement in mathematics. Mathematics self-efficacy is the best predictor of mathematics achievement followed by gender and anxiety. The need for educational stakeholders and curriculum planners to design programmes that will enhance mathematics self-efficacy of students was discussed.Item Psychological and nutritional factors as correlates of wellbeing of female athletes in Oyo State(2018-06) Jaiyeoba, M. O.This study was carried out in order to find out the psychological and nutritional factors as correlate of wellbeing among female athletes in Oyo State. The descriptive survey research design was employed due to its suitability to the study objective. The population for the study was female athletes in Oyo State while a sample of 100 respondents was purposively drawn across twelve (12) major sports represented by the athletes. A self- structured validated dose ended 4-point Likert scale instrument was used for data collection. Four hypotheses were tested. The collected questionnaire were coded and analysed using inferential statistics of multiple regression to test the hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. In conclusion, the researchers found that psychological and nutritional variables such as self-efficacy, self-esteem, late eating, snacking and skipping meal significantly correlate with wellbeing of female athletes in Oyo State Sports Council. It therefore recommended that coaches and athletes should endeavor to watch out for those psychological factors and strengthen the psychological state needed for wellbeing, nutritional needs of the athletes should be taken care ofItem Influence of personal and environmental factors on psychological well-being of students with hearing impairment in Ibadan, Oyo State(Journal of the Department of Special Education, University of Ibadan, 2018-07) Isaiah, O. O.; Ajayi, E. O.The poor state of the psychological well-being of students with hearing impairment has been worrisome to researchers, teachers, parents and students with hearing impairment over the years. Hence, this study examined influence of personal and environmental factors (Parental involvement and social support) on psychological well-being of students with hearing impairment. The descriptive research design of the correlational type was adopted. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 100 students with hearing impairment from three senior secondary schools in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Data were collected with: Personality Questionnaire (r = 0.87), Parental Involvement Questionnaire (r =.0.79), Social Support Scale (r = 0.82) and Ryff Psychological Wellbeing Scale (r = 0.85). Data were analysed using Pearson product moment correlation and Multiple regressions at 0.05 level of significance. The results showed that:. Personality (r = . 727), Parental Involvement (r = .446) and Social Support (r = .806) positively correlated with psychological well-being. Personality, parental involvement, and social support jointly contributed to psychological well-being of students with hearing impairment. The relative contributions of the independent variables to psychological well-being were as follows; personality ([I = 0.622, t-7/377), parental involvement (/3 = 0.205, t=4.093) and social support (ft - 0.622, t-12.161). Personality, supportive parental involvement and positive social support are important determinants of psychological wellbeing of students with hearing impairment in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Parents, teachers and members of the community where students with hearing impairment live, should make the environment friendly in order to help boost their psychological wellbeing.