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    Psycho-sociological factors predisposing attitüde towards learning among secondary school adolescents in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
    (Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan Ibadan, Nigeria, 2019) Adeyemi A. O.
    This study investigated psycho-sociological factors predisposing attitude towards learning among secondary school adolescents in Oluyole Local Government Area, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design of the correlational type with a random sample of 288 adolescents from secondary schools in Oluyole Local Government Area. Three research questions were raised and answered at 0.05 level of significance using Pearsons’ product moment correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis. The result showed that peer influence, academic anxiety and study habit were significant correlates of students’ attitude towards learning. Regression analysis revealed that the three variables jointly accounted for 41.2% increase in students’ attitude towards learning. The highest predictor was study habit, followed by academic anxiety and peer influence. Students need to be equipped with adequate academic lifestyle which includes the development of a good study habit and academic firmness against peer influence. Human development units such as school counsellors should be given priority to give them the opportunity to build learners academic, emotional and career destiny through annual and bi-annual programmes as well as one on one counselling. School psychologists are enjoined to expose students found with emotional problems such as academic anxiety to psycho-therapies that can help them to adjust and become better persons. Parents should as well join in the task to build the confidence of the adolescents against academic anxiety; this would go a long way in helping the adolescents fulfill their academic dreams.
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    Psycho-sociological variables predicting cultic behaviour among undergraduates in South-West, Nigeria
    (Positive Psychology Association, Nigeria with headquarters in Department of Guidance and Counselling University of ibadan, Nigeria., 2018) Olukoya, R.; Animasahun, R.; Oluwole, A.; Busari, O.; Adeyemi, A. O.
    The incidence of cultic behaviour such as murder violence is becoming increasing in Nigerian tertiary institutions. The menace of this behaviour remains indelible in the minds of the victims and members of the society at large. In fact it has posed serious problems to parents, guardians, educators and management of tertiary institutions at large. This study therefore investigated psycho-sociological variables in predicting cultic behaviour among undergraduates in South-West Nigeria. The descriptive research design of the correlational type was adopted. The sample consisted of 1,200 participants from three federal and three State Universities. Data was collected and analysed using Multiple Regression and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The results showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between self-efficacy, aggression, drug abuse, parental influence, peer influence, anger and self-esteem and cultic behaviour among undergraduates in South-West Nigeria. However, gender, age and self-concept were not significantly correlated with cultic behaviour of undergraduates in South-West Nigeria. Recommendations were made that all stakeholders should be watchful and make concerted efforts to nip the manifestation of the behaviour on the bud to curb the menace of this behaviour in the tertiary institutions.
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    Interest-in-schooling among secondary school students: a regression analysis of social media, school climate and intrinsic motivation
    (2019) Adeyemi A. O.
    It has been observed that interest-in-schooling is an important factor associated with the learning process. However, it was observed that a negative attitude towards schooling has resulted in indiscipline, low academic achievement, absenteeism and dropout among secondary school students in Nigeria. This makes it imperative to examine the influencing factors (social media. school climate and intrinsic motivation) on interest-in-schooling among secondary school students. The study adopted the descriptive research design of the correlational type. A total of three hundred (300) secondary school students were used. Ten (10) schools in Badagry Local Government Area in Lagos State were selected using simple random sampling. Three research hypotheses were generated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Reliable instruments (Interest-in-schooling Scale; a =0.83, Social Media Usage Scale. a =0.87, School Climate Scale; a = 0.85, Intrinsic Motivation Scale; a =0.72) were used in collecting the data. Data collected was analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Regression Statistical Tools. It was discovered that there was significant relationship between school climate (r = 0.703), social media usage (r = - 0.210), intrinsic motivation (r = 0.453) and interest-in-schooling. Regression analysis revealed that the three independent variables (school climate, social media usage and intrinsic motivation) combined accounted for 54.5% (Adj. R: = .545) Variation in the prediction of interest-in-schooling. The strongest predictors of interest-in-schooling were school climate and social media usage, followed by intrinsic motivation. It was recommended that parents, school counsellors and rehabilitation officers working with students who lack interest- in-schooling should take cognizance of the influence of social media usage, school climate and intrinsic motivation in helping them develop their interest-in-schooling.
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    Family career success indicators as tools for literacy sustainability among urban youths in the Ibadan metropolis
    (Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 2019-07) Adeyemi A. O.; Lawrence, K. C.
    This study examined family career success indicators in relation to literacy sustainability among urban youths in Ibadan. The study adopted a descriptive design of the correlational type. Through the convenience sampling approach, 300 male and female youths in Ibadan city within the ages of 17 and 25 years were sampled. Self-efficacy, employability; personality, life satisfaction, career counselling and social recognition scales were adapted for data collection. Data was computed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The result showed that self-efficacy, employability, personality, life satisfaction, career counselling and social recognition predicted family career success among the urban youths in Ibadan. It was concluded that family career success is critical for literacy sustainability. It was therefore recommended that adequate and regular awareness on career success indicators be intensified among urban youths, if literacy will be sustained in Nigeria. For urban youths to be interested in literacy skill development, family career success and its indicators should be seen as catalysts
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    Emotional intelligence as panacea for socio-political challenges
    (2013-07) Adeyemi A. O.
    This paper examined the effect of emotional intelligence as a counselling tool for reducing socio-political challenges among political leaders. In doing this, the factors affecting good governance were analysed and recommendations were made to help remedy the Problems.
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    An assessment of success made in local government empowerment programmes and economic empowerment of youth in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State
    (HIS LINEAGE PUBLISHING HOUSE, 2016) Adeyemi A. O.; Oladunmoye, E. O.
    This study examined an assessment of success made in local government empowerment programmes and economic empowerment of youth. The study adopted descriptive research of the expo-facto type. A sample of 295 participants was randomly selected. Reliable instrument were used to collect data from participants still in business. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson product, moment correlation, and multiple regression analysis. The result shows that there was a positive significant relationship between Empowerment Programme and Economic Status. But not with social status. It was also discovered that in reverse empowerment was jointly predicted by economic and social status. But economic status is the only potent predictor of empowerment programme. Among others it was recommended that the federal government should encourage all other non-governmental organisation to also assist in empowering youth in the country.
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    Academic corruption among nigerian students: the roles of contextual and personal factors
    (Harvesting global scientific knowledge for development of African higher education, In collaboration with Faculty of Education, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana, 2019-06) Adeyemi A. O.
    The Contemporary educational environment is flocked with cheating, plagiarism, unauthorized collaboration, purchased essays and term papers, shred test and quiz files, and identity spoofing for online and departmental examinations, to undermine commonly understood, long-standing educational ideals in Nigerian institutions. This motivated the need to investigate the roles contextual and personal factors play in academic corruption among Nigerian students. A correlational design was adopted with a sample of 250 undergraduates randomly selected from five faculties of the University of Ibadan. Data were collected using three measuring scales, Institutional Integrity Policy Scale, a=0.752, Peer culture, a= 0.731 and Academic Corruption scale; a=. 702). Three research questions were stated and tested at 0.05 level of significance using Pearson’s product moment correlation (PPMC) and multiple linear regression. It was discovered that there was a significant relationship between academic corruption and institutional integrity policy (r= 0.530, p<0.01) peer culture (r- 0.458, p<0.05) and age (r= 0.210, p<0.05) and gender (r= 0.101, p<0.05). The regression model showed institutional integrity policy (Beta = .750, t- 14.011, P<0.01) as the highest predictor of academic corruption followed by peer culture (Beta = -.467, t= -9.475, P<0.01), gender (Beta = .111, t= 1.877, P<0.05), but not with age (Beta = .008, t = 0.327, P>0.05). Among others, it was recommended that university administrators and faculty staff should rise to their responsibilities to ensure that students adhere to the ethics of academic integrity through an enforcement policy. The university counselling unit and the disciplinary committee should ensure that a corruption free culture is instilled in students through adequate disciplinary measures. Sincerity and integrity should also be rewarded.
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    Influence of parenting styles and social adjustment on the psychological well-being of undergraduate working adults in South-West, Nigeria
    (Faculty of Education, University of Port Harcourt, 2019) Adeyemi A. O.
    The transition of young adults from secondary school to higher institution is not usually easy task. Many undergraduate working adults are confronted with higher academic demands which in one way or the other are beyond their expectations mentally, emotionally, and socially. This has resulted in high level of depression, academic distress and frustration particularly Nigerian university undergraduates. This activated an investigation on the predictive influence of social adjustment and parenting style on psychological well-being of undergraduate working adults in three South-West universities. The correlational research design was adopted for this study. A sample of 218 was drawn from three universities. Data were collected with valid-instruments having suitable reliability coefficient mean value of 0.7. The study revealed that social adjustment and parenting style jointly predicted undergraduate psychological well-being of undergraduate working students. The independent variables accounted for 33.9% variance in students psychological well-being. Social adjustment was found to be the strongest predictor of students' psychological well-being, followed by authoritative, authoritarian and permissive style of parenting. It was inferred that an increase in social adjustment, authoritative parenting style and authoritarian parenting style will increase the tendency for students to display positive psychological well-being. Permissive parenting style will reduce the tendency for students to exhibit negative psychological well-being. It was recommended that parents should adopt authoritative and sometimes authoritarian styles, rather than permissive style of parenting. Parents are enjoyed to expose their children to the reality of life so that they might find it easy to cope outside their homes. Giving assignment of different sorts will also help build their personality and resistance to rigour.
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    Adolescents’ premarital sexual behaviour: the roles of peer pressure, socio-economic status and parent-child relationship
    (2019-01) Adeyemi, A. O.
    In recent times, there are records of prevalence of mortality among adolescents owing to sexually transmitted infections (STIs), unwanted pregnancy, abortion, induced pregnancy and related issues. This disastrous situation is traceable to adolescents' engagement in premarital sexual behaviour. This motivated an examination of peer pressure, socio-economic status, and parent-child relationship as correlates of adolescents’ premarital sexual behaviour. The study adopted descriptive survey design of the ex-post facto type. Three hundred adolescents were randomly sampled from secondary schools in Ibadan South-East Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. Data were collected using reliable instruments (Premarital Sexual Behaviour Scale a-0.87; Parental-Child Relationship Scale a =0.77; Socio-economic Status Scale a =0.73; Peer Influence Scale a = 0.75). Three research questions were raised and answered at 0.05 level of significance using Pearson's Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Regression Analysis. The study discovered that peer pressure (r = .883, P<0.01), parental socio-economic status (r = -.203, P<0.01) and parent-child relationship (r = -.536, P<0.01) significantly correlated with adolescents' premarital sexual behaviour. Among others, it was recommended that parents should build a healthy relationship with adolescents so as to be able to monitor and guide them against premarital sexual behaviour while school administrators and policy makers should intensify the teaching of sex education in secondary schools in order to acquaint adolescents with the dangers inherent in premarital sexual behaviour