This study examines psychology impact of living with sickle cell anaemia in babcock university. This study would cover the students in babcock university and would not be extended to its environs. The limitations encountered in the study are time constraint, cost constraint and unwillingness of respondents to provide the necessary data. The time allotted to carry out this study is relatively short considering other academic engagements of the researcher. Due to paucity of funds, the study�... read more

Senior secondary School: It refers to the higher part of senior secondary school education. Academic performance: Academic performance specifically, has been described by O’Donnell, Reeve and Smith, (2005) as the extent of an individual’s knowledge in a given task in school. In this context academic performance is the ability or level of success of the students in their academic work ( which could either be excellent or poor). Social support: Social support can be... read more

Depression is the feeling of severe despondency and dejection by the youth. Self-esteem is the feeling of satisfaction that youths have in him or herself and him or her own abilities. Religiosity is the quality of been religious by youths. Social support is the various types of support that youths receive from others which can be emotional, instrumental and sometimes informational. Control is the power to influence or direct people’s behavior or the course of events Youth is the... read more

ceived: This indicates consciousness or awareness about something or someone. Sexual Harassment: This refers to any uninvited and unwelcomed verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature especially from a person with much authority to a less-advantaged person (from a lecturer to a student). Social Intelligence: This refers to individuals’ ability to get along with others and to co-operate positively with others. Frustration: This implies a feeling or expression of distress and annoya... read more

ost of conflict is a tool which attempts to calculate the price of conflict to the human race. The idea is to examine this cost, not only in terms of the deaths and casualties and the economic costs borne by the people involved, but also the social, developmental, environmental and strategic costs of conflict. The approach considers direct costs of conflict, for instance human deaths, expenditure, destruction of land and physical infrastructure; as well as indirect costs that impact a society, f... read more

Agricultural extension contributes to improving the welfare of farmers and other stakeholders by providing access to knowledge and information. This has led to increasing emphasis on effective training strategies to develop extension staff competencies. The study therefore focused on identification of constraints and effective educational strategies influencing the professional competencies of extension officers in Oyo and Ogun states Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used in selecti... read more

Advertising has been identified as one of the factors that increase the likelihood of alcoholic beverage consumption especially among the youth (Alcohol Concern, 2013). Through the use of advertising execution techniques such as humour, celebrity endorsement and music, advertisers are able to embed images that resonate with vulnerable youths. In spite of the documented social and health repercussions of alcohol consumption and little knowledge of warning sign among adults, literature still show ... read more

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Description of Instruments (Questionnaire) Population of the Study Method of Data Analysis Data Presentation and Analysis Data Analysis CHAPTER FOUR 4.0 Result/Effect of Language Attitude 4.1 Lan... read more

anguage and Culture (SPILC, a nationalist organization which saw central Igbo as an imperialist exercise, set up a standardization committee to extend central Igbo to be a more inclusive language. Standard Igbo aims to cross-pollinate central Igbo with words from Igbo dialects from outside the “Central” areas, and with the adoption of loan words. The wide variety of spoken dialects has made agreeing on a standardized orthography and dialect of Igbo difficult. The controversy over Igbo ort... read more

The study sought to examine technological advancement and psychosocial issues (resilience, academic stress, peer relations and family structure) as determinants of academic performance of Economics Students in Tertiary Institutions in Ogun State. A two-stage sampling technique was adopted to select 600 (200-400 Level) students in Covenant University Ota, Babcock University, Ilishan, Tai-Solarin University of Education, Ijebu-Ode and Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye. The study made use of ... read more

he study informs teachers, headmasters (mistresses) and principals about their readiness and strong-will to improve school supervision and management methods to ensure quality teaching and learning. It will help them appreciate the fact good school facilities and equipment stimulates students’ academic performance. It will also assist the teachers in the areas of their classroom delivery, teaching effectiveness and increased productivity. The results of the study will help the governm... read more

te information about the relationship between work balance and psychological distress. Furthermore, it will be a tool for academicians and health care practitioners and stakeholders as it updates their knowledge about work balance and psychological distress. 1.6 Scope of the study This research work was conducted among Nurses in Ile-Ife, Osun state. The study used questionnaires to elicit responses from respondents. The study examined the influence of Work-Life Balance on Psychological Di... read more

Academic Performance-The degree to which a student achieves the objectives of educational outcomes. It is also the extent of a student’s performance in classroom activities, internal and public examinations. Peer Pressure- A force exerts by people that is influenced by ones values and behaviours either positively or negatively and always associated with adolescents.

Drug abuse, equally known as substance abuse, is the use of a substance usually for non-medical purposes which pose physical, emotional, social and mental threats to the users. Drug abuse penetrates across every phases of humanity, but more pervasive among adolescents and middle-aged youths. The study examines the effects of drug abuse on senior secondary school attitudes towards learning in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State. The study adopted the two-stage sampling technique in which 1... read more

EFFECT OF EARLY MARRIAGE ON FEMALE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF THREE SOUTH-WESTERN UNIVERSITIES ABSTRACT The study examined the effects of early marriage on the academic achievements of married female students in Nigerian Universities More specifically, the study sought to assess the educational and non-educational effects of early marriage on the academic achievements of married female students The purposive sampling technique was used to select 225 female ... read more

The study adopted the survey research design simply because it enables the researcher to recognize the characteristics of a given population and describe them in a systematic way and also the ex-post facto research design because the researcher has no control over the explanatory variables. Furthermore, the purposive sampling technique was used to select 500 police officers in Ibadan metropolis. The study used four instruments namely the Eyesenck Tough Mindness Scale (ETMS); Buss and Perry Aggre... read more

This study is significant because children are very important to the people of Benin as well as other tribes in the world. The bible also makes it known at the beginning of creation. Children normally bring great joy to the family and the society at large especially the firstborn. These children that normally bring great joy at birth suddenly become the source of pain and anxiety to the family. The study offered insight into the challenges of the first son in Benin tradition and the Bible. Th... read more

Academic: Connected with education especially studying in school and universities. Performance: How well or badly you do something or work. Family: a group consisting of one or two parents their children and close relatives. (relations) Achievement: It means what someone has succeeded in doing especially after a lot of efforts and skills have been added. Polygamous family: This is a type of family where a man married more than one wife at a time and they all live together under one r... read more

“Igwe” is a general title, which many Igbo communities adopt as official name of their traditional ruler. The researcher agrees with Waanders (1990), summary of the definitions of these titles: “Eze”- meaning the king, head, leader, supreme master; “Igwe” – meaning the sky, the highest traditional rank; and “Obi” title for a traditional ruler. All these titles connote the word king or kingship is a universal phenomenon with long history. 11 Tussle/ Conflict Hornby (200... read more