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Influence of psychological factors on self and perceived stigma and the efficacy of cognitive behaviour therapy in symptoms reduction among mentally ill patients
(Ife Center for Psychological Studies/Services, Ile-Ife, 2012-09) Okhakhume, A. S.
Majority of people who might benefit from mental health care either opt not to pursue it or do not fully adhere to treatment regimes once begun. They choose not to pursue mental health services because they do not want to be labeled a “mental patient” or suffer the prejudice and discrimination that the label entails. This study was conducted to investigate the influence of self esteem, locus of control and self efficacy on self and perceived stigma among mentally ill patients. Also, to examined the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in symptoms reduction. The first stage of the study as a cross sectional study which adopted expost-facto design. The sample size is one hundred and thirty (130 patients) with mean age of forty (16-65) and the standard deviations .456. For the intervention stage, the researcher adopted quasi-experimental design with ten (10) participants. The instrument for data collection was Rosenberg self-esteem scale, Perceived self-efficacy scale, Craig locus of control scale, Self stigma scale and perception of stigmatization scale. The result indicated that self esteem has a significant effect on self-stigma (t=5.35, df=118, p<.001). Also, there was significant effect of self-efficacy on patients self-stigma (t=2.80, df=118, p<.001). In addition, there was a significant interactive effect of self efficacy and locus of control on perceived stigma (F(1,116)=9.54, p<.001). The study was able to establish the efficacy of Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in improvement of self-esteem (t=-8.67, df=18, p<.001), self efficacy (t=-9.16, df=18, p=<.001) and reduction of self stigmatization (t=8.24, df=18, p<.001). It is thereby concluded that self-esteem and self-efficacy significantly influence self-stigma. Also, there similarly, CBT also led to the reduction in self stigmatization among the patients. It is therefore recommended that certain psychological factors have been implicated in the level at which mental patients will perceive or stigmatize themselves. In addition, Cognitive behavioral therapy should be employed among mental health practitioner as a intervention package for reduction of self stigma among mentally ill patients
Dispositional factors in cognitive emotional response among employees of telecommunication companies: implication for counseling.
(2008) Ekore, J.O.; Amusan, A.O.
The study examined dispositional factors in cognitive emotional response among employees in telecommunication companies in Nigeria. This was necessitated by the desire to understand the coping strategies of employees and the factors that influence their choices which have not been considered in performance improvement studies. of the telecommunication industry in Nigeria. A sample size of253 was selected through accidental sampling technique from two telecommunication companies in Lagos. Instruments used for data collection are: cognitive emotional response questionnaire (CERQ), self-esteem and the proactive attitude scales. Pearson correlation and t-test were used to test the hypotheses generated. Findings revealed significant relationship among proactive attitude, emotion focused coping strategy and problem focused coping strategy. Self-esteem significantly influenced the choice of emotional- focused coping strategy. Age of employees was also found to be a factor in the type of coping strategy adopted. Based on these, it implies that adjustment of employees largely depend on personal factors they bring to the workplace. Therefore, it was recommended that there is the need to incorporate intervention services in the organizations to offer employees opportunities for result-oriented counseling that would guide them in choosing coping strategies when faced with stressful experiences at work
Personal features and well-being as predictors of meaning in life among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHAS) in Nigeria
(Edorium journal of psychology, 2016) Deko, A. O.; Asagba, R. B,; Agberotimi, S. F.; Wimberly, C.
satisfaction and hopelessness as predictors of meaning in life among people living with HIV/ AIDS. Methods: Two hundred patients; 126 females and 74 males, aged between 17 and 70 years were used for the study. Their mean age was 38.9 years with a standard deviation of 10.2 years. Results: The findings revealed that self-esteem, life satisfaction and hopelessness significantly predicted meaning in life and they are important constructs in assessing meaning in the lives of PLWHAs. Conclusion: Therefore, it was recommended that meaning centered therapy programs should be put in place by health care givers and other stakeholders dealing with PLWHAs to increase patient’s meaning in life

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