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Item EFFECTS OF NUMERICAL-COGNITION AND EMOTIONAL-FREEDOM TECHNIQUES ON MATHEMATICS ANXIETY AND ACHIEVEMENT AMONG NON-SCIENCE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH PSEUDO-DYSCALCULIA IN IBADAN(2014-09) TAIWO, A.KAnxiety and low achievement in Mathematics are critical challenges facing secondary school students in Nigeria, especially non-science. One of the factors responsible for poor performance in Mathematics is phobia. Many children and young adults develop a fear for Mathematics while they are in school, often as a result of inappropriate methods of teaching or lack of interest on the part of the students. Despite previous studies on Mathematics anxiety (such as systematic desensitization; Verbalizing Fears and Frustrations Techniques; etc.), the problem of Mathematics anxiety and low achievement still persist. Mathematics anxiety and low achievement are both emotional and cognitive problems hence; there is need for Numerical Cognition (NCT) and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). This study, therefore, investigated the effects of NCT and EFT on Mathematics anxiety and achievement among selected secondary schools. The pretest-posttest, control group, quasi-experimental design was adopted. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 120 participants for the study. The participants were randomly assigned to NCT, EFT and control groups. The training was conducted for ten weeks. Mathematics Achievement test (r = 0.90), Mathematics Anxiety scale (α = 0.89), Mathematics Efficacy scale (α = 0.86) and Pseudo-dyscalculia scale (α = 0.93) were used for data collection. Fourteen hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance and data were analysed using Analysis of Covariance. There were significant main effects of treatments on Mathematics anxiety (F(2,109) = 173.020, ŋ2 = 0.760) and achievement F(2,109) = 42.161, ŋ2 = 0.432). The treatments accounted for 83.0% variance in the reduction of Mathematics anxiety of the participants while EFT was more effective (x = 33.8) than NCT (x = 45.4) in reducing students’ Mathematics anxiety. Also, the treatment accounted for 78.6% variance in Mathematics achievement of the participants while EFT was also more effective (x = 71.7) than NCT (x = 59.3) in enhancing students’ Mathematics achievement. There were significant main effects of Mathematics efficacy (F(1,109) = 34.973, ŋ2 = 0.243) on Mathematics anxiety. There were significant interactive effects of treatments and Mathematics efficacy (F(2,109) = 26.394, ŋ = 0.195) on Mathematics anxiety. Also, there were significant main effects of Mathematics efficacy (F(1,109) = 21.00, ŋ2 = 0.162) on Mathematics achievement. There were significant interactive effects of treatments and Mathematics efficacy (F(2,109) = 6.116, ŋ2 = 0.053) on Mathematics achievement of the students. There were 3-way interaction effects of treatments, mathematics efficacy and gender on Mathematics anxiety (F(2,109) = 7.327, ŋ2 = 0.063). By implication, these two techniques are important in helping students to have positive thought about Mathematics and learn how to adjust their negative thought and believe in their ability to excel in the subject. Numerical-cognition and emotional-freedom techniques were effective in reducing anxiety and enhancing achievement in Mathematics in both male and female. Based on these findings, it is recommended that these techniques could resolve phobia in Mathematics and improve the students’ performance in the subject.Item Psycho-demographic predictors of academic achievement motivation among secondary school adolescents in Ibadan metropolis(2014-05) Alade, A. O.This study investigated the predictive influence of self-esteem, academic optimism, attribution style, age and gender on academic achievement motivation among adolescents in schools of science in Ibadan metropolis. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. A sample of two hundred and eighty seven participants was randomly selected from three secondary schools drawn from three local government areas within Ibadan Metropolis. The participants comprised 187 male and 100 female and the age range was between 12 to 21 years, with mean age of 16.05. Data was subjected to Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Regressions analysis. The result revealed that each of the independent variables have significant relationship with academic achievement motivation of secondary school students. However, gender made no relative contribution to the dependent variable. The study has implications for all educational stakeholders such as students, teachers, parents and counselling psychologists. It however suggested the need for counselling psychologists to assist students develop self affirmative attitude in order to boost their self-esteem, encourage optimistic disposition and take responsibility for their academic successesItem Sexual abuse of the girl-child: implication for counselling and educational practices(2015-04) Alade, A. O.Child sexual abuse though not new in the contemporary society has in recent years exploded into public awareness with several cases reported in newspapers, magazines, and television features. This explosion of information suggests that sexual abuse of children is becoming much more common and more damaging to individuals and to society and therefore remains an issue of social concern. It is on this premise that this paper discusses the meaning, prevalence, impacts, disclosure and treatment of victims of child sexual abuse. It further enunciates the roles of the school and counselling psychologist in developing strategies geared towards obliterating the social stigma that may possibly result from reported cases in schools to enhance the educational performance of the girl childItem Perceived stress, work-family conflict and work engagement as correlates of psychological well-being of working nursing mothers in Ibadan metropolis(Counselling Association of Nigeria, 2016) Oyekola, O. A.The study examined the influence of perceived stress, work-family conflict and work engagement on the psychological well-being of working nursing mothers in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo state. Descriptive survey method was employed for this study. A sample of three hundred and fourteen working nursing mothers was randomly selected among the population of working women in five local government areas within Ibadan metropolis. The age of the participants was from 20-45years with a mean age of 28.80. Four standardized instruments; Ryff Psychological well-being Scale (r=0.73), Perceived Stress Scale (r= 0.71), Work-family Conflict Scale (r=0.75) and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (r =0.84) was used. The statistical data analyses utilized are Pearson Product Moment Correlation and multiple regressions. Results indicate that psychological well-being negatively correlates with perceived stress (r = -.974, p<0.01), and work family conflict (r= -. 785 p<0.01), however, positive correlation was recorded with work engagement (r= .492, p<0.01). Result further showed a significant combined contribution of perceived stress, work-family conflict, and work, engagement on psychological well-being (yielding a coefficient of multiple regressions R= 0.605, multiple R2 = 0.366 and adjusted R2 =.355). Also, perceived stress, work-family conflict and work engagement are potent predictors of psychological well-being of working nursing mothers. The most potent factor was work engagement (β= .101, t = 7.051, P<0.01) work family conflict (β = -.074, t =- .2.437, P< 0.05) and perceived stress (β= - .974, t = -47.590, P<0.01). To this end, it is recommended that stress management trainings should be organized regularly to help working nursing mothers attain a balance in work and family life, mediate and reduce stress and ultimately improve the psychological well-being of working nursing mothers. Also, working conditions and organizational policies should also be tailored to encourage employee engagement as this will also boost performance and productivityItem Influence of work-family conflict, organisational leadership and mentoring on employee performance and job satisfaction among flank workers in Nigeria(Department of Guidance and Counselling University of Ibadan, 2019-11) Ekwugha, E. C.; Oyekola, A.O.; Oluwole, D.A.This study investigated influence of work- family conflict, organisational leadership, and mentoring on employee performance and job satisfaction among bank workers in Nigeria. It adopted a descriptive research design that utilizes correlational method. The study used simple random sampling technique in selecting the participants. Six banks were randomly selected in South-western Nigeria, with the sample of 300 bank workers. Instruments used were Pradhan and Jena Employee Performance Scale (EPS), α = 0.91; Macdonald and MacIntyre Generic Job Satisfaction Scale, α= 0.77; Haslam, Filus, Morawska, Sanders & Fletcher Work-Family Conflict Scale (WAFCS), α = 0.91; Bass and Avolio Multifactor leadership Questionnaire, α = 0.80; Berk, Berg, Mortimer, Moss & Yeo Mentoring Effectiveness Scale, α = 0.95. There were six hypotheses, tested with Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and two-stage approach to Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) at P<.05. It was found that: mentoring (r = 0.40, p < 0.05), organisational leadership (r = 0.29, p < 0.05) and work-family conflict (r = 0.37, p < 0.05) significantly correlated with employee performance. Mentoring (r = 0.54, p < 0.05), organisational leadership (r = 0.55, p < 0.05) and work-family conflict (r = 0.29. p < 0.05) significantly correlated to job satisfaction. Work-family conflict, organisational leadership and mentoring jointly explained 24.3?o of the variance in employee performance. Work-family conflict, organisational leadership and mentoring jointly explained 39.8% of the variance in job satisfaction. Work-famiiy conflict (β = 0.281, p < 0.05) and mentoring (β = 0.259, p < 0.05) significantly predicted employee performance, organisational leadership (β = 0.099, p > 0.05) did not significantly predict employee performance. Mentoring (β = 0.334, p < 0.05), organisational leadership (β = 0.354, p < 0.05) significantly predicted job satisfaction. Therefore, banks need to develop strategies that would enable employees enjoy better work-life balance. They should adopt a system which ensures that tellers take at least one-hour break in turns in the course of the dayItem Predictors of quality of life among the elderly in Ibadan Metropolis, Oyo State(Department of Guidance and Counselling University of Ibadan, 2018-06) Oyekola, A.O.; Ajibola Falaye, A.; Adebambo, O.This study examined the extent to which depression, social support, socioeconomic status, and religiosity predicts quality of life among the elderly in Ibadan metropolis. Descriptive survey research design of correlation type was used in the study. Six major communities were randomly selected within Ibadan metropolis and three hundred elderly men and women with mean age of 70.7years comprising of 187(62.3%) females and 113 (37.7%) males selected using purposive sampling technique participated in the study. Instruments used for data collection were,; Zung Self-rating Depression Scale (.73), Perceived Social Support Scale (.81), Spirituality Scale (.79), World Health Organization Quality Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL BRIEF .89), Socio-economic Status Scale (.73). Data analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and Multiple regression analysis at 0.05 level of significant. Social support made the most significant contribution to the prediction of quality of life (β = .408, p<.05), socio-economic status (β=.277,Item Perceived social support and financial well-being as predictors of quality of life among prison inmate spouses in Ogun state(Department of Social Work, University of Ibadan, 2020-06) Bada, B. V.; Oyekola, A.O.; Aro, S.Over the years, the increase in numbers of prison inmates and the detrimental effect of incarceration on the families and society at large have raised severe attention and concern. Studies have documented the effects of incarceration and some psychological factors of prison inmates but there is a dearth of research on quality of life among spouses of prison inmates. This study, therefore, investigated perceived social support and financial well-being as predictors of quality of life among prison inmate spouses in Ogun State. Descriptive cross- sectional survey research design was adopted, utilizing a purposive sampling technique to select the participants across correctional centres in Ogun State. A total of 281 spouses of prison inmates with mean age of 41.6yrs and SD (11.2) participated in the study. Self report questionnaires measuring quality of life (.69), perceived social support scale (76) and financial wellbeing scale (.77) were used for data collection. Three hypotheses were tested using appropriate statistics. Findings revealed a significant relationship between perceived social support and quality of life (r = .22; p<.01) and between financial wellbeing and quality of life (r = .54; p<.01). Also, financial well-being and perceived social support jointly contributed 5% variance in quality of life (R = .23; R2 = .05; F (2, 279) = 4.66; P<.05); further analysis revealed that financial well-being (β = .23; t= 3.53; p<05) and perceived social support (β = .19; t= 2.76; p<.05) independently predicted quality of life. It was concluded that perceived social support and financial well-being were significant correlates of quality of life. Based on these findings, it was recommended that, relations and friends should provide adequate psychosocial and financial supports for spouses of prison inmates to preserve and strengthen positive family connections, promote the quality of life and ensure a healthy societyItem Determinants of quality romantic relationship among emerging adults in tertiary institutions in Oyo state, Nigeria(Department of Social Work, University of Ibadan, 2015-06) Alade, A.O.Romantic relationships undoubtedly play a major role in the lives of most young adults since it is the building blocks for a healthy adult marriage. However, attachment style formed in early life through interaction with caregivers and significant others and the individual’s personality composition provide a spring board for quality romantic relationship in readiness for marriage. The present study using descriptive survey research design, investigated the predictive influence of personality traits, attachment styles, age and gender on quality romantic relationship among emerging adults in tertiary institutions in Oyo state. The sample comprised male and female young adults (N=450) aged between 18- 25years old who responded to three standardized self report questionnaires. Three research questions were raised and answered in the -study. Results indicated that there was significant correlations among the independent variables with correlation coefficients ranging from r=.286 to r=.861 with quality romantic relationship. Multivariates regression analyses indicated that the contribution of the independent variable was significant [F (9,44;) = 2.37; p<.0.05] which jointly accounted for about 92.2% variation in the prediction of quality romantic relationship. Conscientiousness made the most significant contribution (β= 1.096; t= 31.483; p<0.05) to the prediction while neuroticism (β= .003; t=.128; p>0.05) and gender (β= .004; t= .007; p>0.05) had insignificant relative contribution. The study provides empirical evidence to suggest that psychological factors, like age and gender have a role to play in quality romantic relationship among emerging adultsItem Predictors of sexual abstinence knowledge and attitude among in-school adolescents in South-West, Nigeria(Department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Ibadan, 2017-06) Oyekola, A.O.; Adeniyi-Jones, A.This study investigated the influence of some demographic variables on the knowledge of and attitude towards sexual abstinence among in-school adolescents in South-West Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Three hundred respondents comprising of 151 males and 149 females were randomly selected from six secondary schools in south-west Nigeria. Five research instruments were used to measure; sexual abstinence knowledge and attitude scale (0.84 & 0.63); self-esteem scale (0.77) religious orientation measure (0.73); general self-efficacy scale (0.80); sexual abstinence self-efficacy scale (0.79) and parent-adolescent communication scale (0.90). Six research questions. Data were analyzed at 0.05 level of significance using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and Multiple Regression analysis. The findings revealed that self-efficacy- (r = .370**, p(j000) <.01); sexual abstinence self-efficacy- (r = .449**, p(.000)<.01); parent- adolescent communication- (r = .233**, p(.000)<.01) and religiosity- (r = .135*, p(.020)<.05) correlated positively and significantly with knowledge of sexual abstinence; Also, self- efficacy, (r = .360**, p (.000) <.01), sexual abstinence self-efficacy (r = .411**, p(.000) <.01), parent-adolescent communication (r = .411**, p(.000) <.01) and religiosity (r = .158**, p(.006) <.05) showed positive and significant correlation with attitude towards sexual abstinence. Furthermore, all the variables jointly accounted for 34.9% variance in the prediction of sexual abstinence knowledge; and 43.0% variance in the prediction of attitude towards sexual abstinence. Based on the findings of this study, programmes promoting sexual abstinence should be organized more in worship centres so as to increase sensitization and awarenessItem Implications of parents' knowledge, attitude and practices of child physical abuse in building a safer world(Faculty of Education University of Ibadan, 2017-07) Oyekola, A.O.; Melekeowei, D.This study investigated parents' knowledge, attitude and practices of child physical abuse in Ogun State. The descriptive survey research design was adopted. A convenience sample of202 male and female parents from Abeokuta South and Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun state were selected using stratified and random sampling technique. A self-developed questionnaire tagged “Parents' Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Child Physical abuse Scale” was used for data collection. Simple percentages and means were used in answering the research questions. It was found that parents' knowledge of what constitute child physical abuse and practice is low. Though, most parents condemned child physical abuse there were believes that some abusive acts can be used as disciplinary measures. It was recommended that enlightenment programmes should be organized and intensified to create more awareness and fast track a paradigm shift from the use of abusive punitive strategies by parents and caregivers to build a safer world