Abstract: The primary goal of this study was to investigate the association between personality traits and mental well-being of USIU-A students. In order to achieve this goal, the study formulated three specific objectives to guide the development of the study. The first objective was to assess the personality traits and mental well-being of USIU-A students. Secondly, to determine the association of personality traits and mental well-being of the participants. Lastly, to investigate the asso...
Abstract: Research shows that many students engage in procrastination. The purpose of this study was to examine the structural correlation between early maladaptive schemas and academic procrastination in high school students, with the mediating effects of self-efficacy. The research objectives established to pursue this study were to examine the correlation between early maladaptive schemas and academic procrastination; the correlation of self efficacy with early maladaptive schemas and aca...
Abstract: The main objective of this study was to examine the prevalence and levels of occupational stress and burnout and establish whether these two are influenced by social support among the members of the Kenya Union of Journalists in Nairobi, Kenya. The study adopted a correlational research design and targeted an estimated population of 480 journalists who were active members of the Kenya Union of Journalists and working within Nairobi County, Kenya. The probability sampling design inv...
Abstract: Self-esteem (SE) and cyber bullying (CB) are topics that have been studied extensively and their interaction has recently drawn the interest of researchers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between cyber bullying and self-esteem among youth in tertiary institutions in Nairobi County, Kenya. It focused on assessing the self-esteem levels among youth, exploring the various forms of cyber bullying among youth, determining the relationship between cyber bul...
Abstract: The general objective of this study was to establish the relationship between burnout and job satisfaction among psychotherapists in Nairobi. Specific objectives of the study were: to assess levels of burnout, assess levels of job satisfaction, and to explore the relationship between burnout and job satisfaction. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select a sample of 44 respondents. Standardized structured questionnaires were used to collect primary data wh...
Abstract: The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) veterans face various challenges during their transition to civilian life. The inevitable transition is mitigated by preparedness from active service and the influence of preparedness or non-preparedness varies with each veteran. Veterans require relearning new way of life outside the highly military prescribed demanding orders and organizational command structures. The study examined the influence of preparedness of KDF veterans upon exit from active...
Abstract: Depression affects the cognitive, psychosocial and emotional functioning of university students. There is a dearth of information regarding the relationship between locus of control orientation and depression among university students in Kenya. The aim of the study was to demonstrate association between locus of control and depression among emerging adult students 18-29 years old in USIU-Africa. The research adopted a descriptive correlational design. A total of 83 respondents were...
Abstract: Psychological resilience is an individual's ability to "bounce back" from "setbacks" caused by their encounters with stressors, life events and adversity. This study was informed by Flach's theory which is based on the "Law of Disruption and Reintegration". The study sought to establish the levels and predictors of psychological resilience, and determine whether there is a relationship between gender and psychological resilience. The study sample (n = 381) was made up of 56.2% fema...
Abstract: Nigeria is the most populated nation in Africa and the sixth most populated in the world, with about half its population living in cities. The extent of rapid population growth and uncontrolled urbanization within the country has now taken a toll on the standard and quality of urban cities in Nigeria. The United Nations Human Settlement Program (UNHSP) states that 54% of the population lives in slums and informal settlement households, and according to the UN-Habitat, the figure fo...
ABSTRACT This study investigated self-esteem, personality-type and gender as factors in self-disclosure of persons living with HIV/AIDS. Three hundred (300) persons living with HIV/AIDS (120 males and 180 females) aged 18-60 years with a mean age of 39 participated in the study. Three instruments were used for data collection: Index of self-esteem (ISE), Eysenck’s Personality Questionnaire (EPQ)-Adult, and Self-Disclosure Index (SDI). The result indicated that self-esteem - F(1,292) = 16.1...
ABSTRACT The study examined the influence of social support and gender on depressive symptoms among orthopaedic patients. Three hundred (161 males and 139 females) patients of National Orthopaedic hospital, Enugu, aged 20 to 35 years (mean age = 23.90, SD = 2.70), participated in the study. Social Support was measured using Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, while depression was measured using Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Two-way analysis of variance sho...
This phenomenological study aimed to explore the factors impeding or encouraging parental participation through the lived experiences of eight parents of children with autism who are currently receiving applied behavior analysis-based treatment.
ABSTRACT Introduction The increasing population of overweight and obese women world-wide is a major public health concern now reaching epidemic proportions. Two thirds of these women are in the reproductive age which has critical consequences for fetal and maternal health. Maternal obesity has been shown to be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as hypertension, diabetes , infections such a urinary tract infections (UTI), preterm labor, increased cesarean delivery; and poor neonat...
In this thesis, deliberate self-harm (DSH) is defined as the deliberate, culturally undesirable, self-performed, instantaneous, and direct destruction of physical tissue that is lowlethal and free of overdose, self-poisoning, or suicidal intent. DSH is a major mental health condition that affects young people all over the world (Hawton et al., 2006; De Leo & Heller, 2004), and it is linked to a number of negative psychological and social consequences (DOnofrio, 2007; Hawton et al., 2006). Thi...
ABSTRACT A conceptual framework was developed in the context of community psychology for the development of a training programme in rape crisis intervention for lay therapists who were members of the Rape Crisis Organisation in Cape Town, South Africa. This framework was structured around the use of lay therapists, crisis intervention (including crisis intervention with rape victims) and consultation. The interrelationships of these three ·aspects were explored. The programme consi...