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Papers by Johnson Oyeleke

African Journal for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, 2015

The occurrence of road traffic accidents and severe crash injuries involving commercial motorcycl... more The occurrence of road traffic accidents and severe crash injuries involving commercial motorcyclist has risen significantly in recent times in Nigeria. Human factors, vehicular conditions and the state of Nigerian roads are some of the reasons that have been adduced for this increase. Therefore this study examines alcohol use and locus of control as predictors of accident proneness among commercial motorcycle riders in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Cross-sectional research design was utilized. One hundred and fifty-three commercial motorcycle riders were accidentally sampled at motorcycle parks in Abeokuta. A structured questionnaire which focused on alcohol use scale, locus of control scale and accident proneness was administered to each respondent. T-test for independent samples and multiple regressions, were used at p≤0.05, The results revealed that alcohol use predicted accident proneness (151)=4.134). Participants with external locus of control are more prone to accident t(...

Introduction: There is overwhelming evidence on the increase of dysfunctional social wellbeing am... more Introduction: There is overwhelming evidence on the increase of dysfunctional social wellbeing among service members returning from deployment, and this is culminating into wide range of social challenges. The study investigated psycho-demographic factors influencing social wellbeing among mobile police force in Kwara State, Nigeria.. Method: The study adopted a survey method utilizing an ex-post-facto design; purposive sampling technique was used to sample 200 mobile police officers (152 males and 48 females). They completed a questionnaire pack which included-the Post-Deployment Readjustment Inventory Scale, Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and Mental Health Continuum of Social Wellbeing-Short Form. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson Product Moment Correlation, ANOVA and Multiple Regression. Results: Findings showed that emotion regulation has positive relationship with social wellbeing. Also, age, emotion regulations and post-deployment stress as a whole did...

This study investigated the influence of personality traits and cognitive distortions on patholog... more This study investigated the influence of personality traits and cognitive distortions on pathological gambling among lottery gamblers in Ibadan, Nigeria. The research was conducted on a group of 469 (383 males; 86 females) gamblers in Ibadan using three psychometric scales: Gambler’s Belief Questionnaire (GBQ), Big Five Personality Scale; Cognitive Distortions Scale. Result revealed that cognitive distortions had significant influence on pathological gambling. Neuroticism, Education, and Age all independently predicted pathological gambling while Occupation and educational qualification jointly predicted pathological gambling. Cognitive distortions, neuroticism, education and age were important determinants of pathological gambling. The gamblers required a comprehensive, cognitive restructuring to desensitize them from pathological gambling. In future, extended interdisciplinary research should be carried out on psychological profiling among pathological gamblers to optimize compreh...

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of gender and self-efficacy on entrepreneur... more The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of gender and self-efficacy on entrepreneurial intention among Obafemi Awolowo University undergraduates in Ile-Ife. A descriptive survey design was used in conducting the study. One hundred and forty (140) students comprising 74 males and 66 females whose ages ranged between 16 and 35 years participated in the study. Participants responded to items of a structured questionnaire, the response which was subjected to statistical analysis. The results showed there was no significant difference between male and female students on entrepreneurship intention (t (138) = 1.81, p >.05). The results also revealed that there is significant difference between respondents with high self efficacy and those with low self efficacy on entrepreneurial intention (t (138) = 7.47, p <0.05). It is recommended that youth should continually seek to evolve into entrepreneurs and should stop the limiting mental paradigm and cliché of already made ‘w...

European Review Of Applied Sociology

This study examined the influence of psychosocial factors on learning difficulties among adolesce... more This study examined the influence of psychosocial factors on learning difficulties among adolescents with special needs. A cross-sectional survey design was utilized. One hundred and twenty adolescents comprising 56.7% males were purposively selected among students at a facility for special needs individuals in Ilorin, Nigeria. Data were collected with a structured questionnaire containing perceived stigma of intellectual disability scale, social support questionnaire and Colorado learning difficulties questionnaire. Only individuals who voluntarily consented to participate were included in the study. Data were subjected to statistical analysis utilizing the SPSS v20. There was no significant gender difference on learning difficulties among individuals with special needs (t (118) =. 138, p>.05). Individuals with high perceived stigma reported significant higher learning difficulties compared to their peers with low perceived stigma (t (118) = 15.70; p˂.05). There was a significan...

TEXILA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY

This study investigated personality traits, anxiety and depression as predictors of quality of li... more This study investigated personality traits, anxiety and depression as predictors of quality of life among breast cancer patients in UCH, Ibadan. Quality of life (QoL) is an important outcome measurement when evaluating the results of cancer treatment. It is a multidimensional concept that measures the satisfaction of a person with a wide range of aspects. The study made use of cross-sectional design. 247 participants took part in the study. Two hypotheses generated and tested with appropriate inferential statistical tools and results are presented. Results indicated that, personality factors (extraversion, agreeableness, openness, neuroticism and conscientiousness) jointly predicted quality of life among breast cancer patients in UCH, Ibadan at {R=.265; R 2 = .070; F(5,241)= 3.630; p<.05}. However, the result of the independent prediction indicates that extraversion, conscientiousness and agreeableness have significant independent influence on quality of life among breast cancer patients in UCH, Ibadan at (p<.05) while openness and neuroticism did not produce significant independent influence on quality of life (p>.05). Also, the result shows that anxiety and depression jointly and independently predicted quality of life among breast cancer patients in UCH, Ibadan at {R=.976; R 2 = .953; F (2,244) = 2451.96; p<.01}. Personality traits, anxiety and depression are significant predictors of quality of life among breast cancer patients. Introduction of psychotherapy and counselling psychology would help ameliorate the psychopathological symptoms of cancer patients. However, there is need for collaborative partnership between the primary physicians and clinical psychologists in order to achieve high treatment prognosis.

The Journal of Pan-African Studies, 2016

IntroductionOver the last decade, the demand for dental services has increased; mostly due to inc... more IntroductionOver the last decade, the demand for dental services has increased; mostly due to increased awareness among the public of the consequences of poor dental health. Alongside this increase in demand of dental services, there has been a proportional increase in the number of people who experience symptoms ranging from dislike to phobia regarding dental treatment (Ingersoll, Bowman, Robertson & Walker, 2003). These individuals find dental procedures so distressing that they experience acute anxiety symptoms such as increased sympathetic nervous system output, uneasiness, apprehension, tension from anticipating danger, irritability, and avoidance when in a dental environment (Ingersoll et.al 2003). Despite these gains in awareness of the importance of dental health, anxiety related to the dental environment and to specific dental treatments is a problem suffered by many patients worldwide, and it remains a significant challenge in providing dental care.Anxiety is a phenomenon ...

The study examined socio-demographic variables, peer pressure, and substance abuse as predictors ... more The study examined socio-demographic variables, peer pressure, and substance abuse as predictors of risky sexual behaviour among adolescents in some selected secondary schools in Ibadan, Nigeria. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design to collect self-report data among a random selected sample of 1008 in-school adolescents. Three hypotheses were tested in the study using independent sample t-test and regression analysis. Results showed that socio-demographic variables of class at school, age and sex have significant joint influence on risky sexual behaviour, F(3,1004)=54.66, p<.001). Further results showed that age (β=-.181; t=-4.870; p<.001) and gender (β=.276; t=8.960; p<.001) have significant influence on risky sexual behavior. The findings imply that adolescents who are susceptibl e to peer pressure are likely to report more risky sexual behavior tendencies. It was recommended that psychologists should be involved in school system in Nigeria to provide psychological counselling on substance use, peer pressure and risky sexual behavior to adolescents.

The study examined socio-demographic variables and peer pressure as predictors of risky sexual be... more The study examined socio-demographic variables and peer pressure as predictors of risky sexual behaviour among adolescents in some selected secondary schools in Ibadan, Nigeria. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design to collect self-report data among a random selected sample of 1008 in-school adolescents. Three hypotheses were tested in the study using independent sample t -test and regression analysis. Results showed that socio-demographic variables of class at school, age and sex has significant joint influence on risky sexual behaviour, F(3,1004)=54.66, p<.001). Further results showed that age (β=-.181; t=-4.870; p<.001) and gender (β=.276; t=8.960; p<.001) have significant influence on risky sexual behavior. The findings imply that adolescents who are susceptible to peer pressure are likely to report more risky sexual behavior tendencies. It was recommended that psychologists should be involved in school system in Nigeria to provide psychological counselling on substance use, peer pressure and risky sexual behavior to adolescents.

The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of job stress on driving behavior among gr... more The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of job stress on driving behavior among group of drivers assessing possible differences between a group of commercial and non-commercial drivers using standard psychometric scales. The study employed cross-sectional design. Personality traits and job stress are considered as independent variables in this study while drivers' anger or angry behavior is taken as the dependent variable. The study was conducted in Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State. The research was conducted on a group of 341 commercial drivers and 372 non-commercial drivers using two psychometric scales: Anger Driving Behavior Scale, and Job Stress Scale. A structured questionnaire consisting of 35-item was used as tool for collection of data in the study. The questionnaire has three sections: namely, demographic characteristics, driving behavior scale and job stress scale Result showed that participants with high extraversion significantly reported higher driving anger behavior than those with low extraversion (t(711)=-12.31, p<.001), also participants with high level of job stress significantly score higher on measure of driving anger behavior than those with low level of job stress at (t{711}=-4.29,p<.001). Further in the study participants with high level of job stress significantly reported higher driving anger behavior than those with low level of job stress (t(711)=-4.29, p<.001). There was significant main effects of drivers category and level of stress on driving behavior (F (1,709) = 316.83; p< .001), (F (1,709) = 129.017; p< .001) respectively. Lastly, driving experience and educational level had significant joint effect on driving anger behavior (F(2,710)=61.05; p<0.001), The implication of the findings shows that Job stress is positively associated with distraction in driving and other risky driving behaviour. It is recommended that there should be educational training programmes and psychotherapy for both commercial and non-commercial drivers.

African Journal for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, 2015

European Review Of Applied Sociology

TEXILA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY

The Journal of Pan-African Studies, 2016