Volume 34 / Issue 1 / pp. 117-124 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v34i1.11
Purpose: Zoonotic diseases constitute about 58% of the recent emerging infections that infect humans. The aim of the study is to determine the effect of health education in improving the perception of teachers and students in preparation towards emerging zoonotic infectious diseases. Health belief Model by Champion and skinner (2008) was the conceptual framework that guided the study. The model was used to develop th...
Volume 34 / Issue 1 / pp. 1-7 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v34i1.1
This study investigated the relationship between trauma coping strategies and cultural adaptation among internally displaced persons in Benue and Taraba States. One research question guided the study and one hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study employed a correlational research design. The population of the study comprised 152,024 IDPs with Benue State having 85,714 IDPs and Taraba State hav...
Volume 34 / Issue 1 / pp. 8-18 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v34i1.2
This article presents the Erotic Operator’s Drive (EOD) as a conceptual and clinically generative symbolic framework for understanding persistent affective material in psychotherapy. Psychotherapeutic practice frequently encounters persistent internal material — images, fantasies, bodily sensations, affective states, or ideational loops — that resists attenuation through cognitive insight, emotional expression, or be...
Volume 34 / Issue 1 / pp. 105-116 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v34i1.10
This study explored the cognitive dissonance experienced by counsellors working with marginalised individuals and groups in Ghana. A qualitative research design was used, guided by an interpretive paradigm. Data were gathered through focus group discussions with 20 professional counsellors in Accra. Thematic analysis was employed to analyses the data. Findings from the study revealed value conflict, religious tension...
Uthman Tinuoye Jamiu, Kayode Gbolahan Olumide, Oladele Peter Olasunkanmi
Volume 34 / Issue 1 / pp. 32-46 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v34i1.4
This study examined the comparative efficacy of face-to-face and digital concentration memory-based gaming interventions on pupils’ mathematics performance in public and private schools in Ede North Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria. The objectives were to determine the prevailing level of mathematics performance before and after the intervention, assess the efficacy of face-to-face delivery, examine the e...
Volume 34 / Issue 1 / pp. 47-58 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v34i1.5
The paper examines the relationship between vocational heritage and academic ambitions among the youth in Ibadan, Nigeria. The abandonment of the emphasis on vocational heritage in favour of academic education has produced a generation which is less familiar with the practical knowledge and craftsmanship that have traditionally supported the socio-economic development of Ibadan. The study is anchored in Social Cognit...
Volume 34 / Issue 1 / pp. 71-90 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v34i1.7
This study examined the relationships between physical, social, and emotional self-care dimensions and psychological wellbeing among mental health practitioners in Ghana, guided by the Job Demands-Resources Theory. The JD-R framework informed the conceptualisation of physical, social, and emotional self-care as distinct personal resources that buffer the high job demands faced by mental health practitioners, thereby ...
Uthman Tinuoye Jamiu, Kayode Gbolahan Olumide, Oladele Peter Olasunkanmi
Volume 33 / Issue 2 / pp. 1-14 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v33i2.1
This study examined the comparative efficacy of face-to-face and digital concentration memory-based gaming interventions on pupils’ mathematics performance in public and private schools in Ede North Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria. The objectives were to determine the prevailing level of mathematics performance before and after the intervention, assess the efficacy of face-to-face delivery, examine the e...
Volume 34 / Issue 1 / pp. 19-31 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v34i1.3
Understanding the factors that shape students’ learning approaches remains a critical issue in science teacher education. Drawing on perspectives from Social Cognitive Theory and research on emotional intelligence in education, this study examined whether emotional intelligence, science and technology self-efficacy, and family background predict the learning styles of undergraduate student teachers. A quantitative cr...
Volume 34 / Issue 1 / pp. 59-70 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v34i1.6
The study identified the level of civic competence via civic participation, civic knowledge, and civic values. It further investigated the extent to which democratic values such as equality, freedom and respect for rule of law, are exhibited and finally determined the most dominant personality traits (conscientiousness, extraversion, and agreeableness) among Senior Secondary School students in Oyo State. The sample s...
Volume 33 / Issue 2 / pp. 24-35 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v33i2.3
Background: Mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression are prevalent and represent significant public health concerns globally and the interplay of individual dispositional factors in shaping these symptoms is one of the knowledge gaps for further explorations. This study investigated how implicit emotional beliefs shape the effects of emotion regulation and symptoms of depression and anxiety. Methods: A ...
Volume 33 / Issue 2 / pp. 36-45 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v33i2.4
This study examined personality traits and music preferences on the mental well-being of chronic illness patients in Ibadan. Using a cross-sectional design, 112 patients at University College Hospital were purposively selected. The sample had a mean age of 49 years, with 54.5% females, 45.5% males and diagnoses including diabetes (31.3%) High Blood Pressure (9.8%), and Chronic Ulcer (7.1%) and kidney disease (24.1%)....
Volume 33 / Issue 2 / pp. 65-77 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v33i2.7
Nigeria’s contemporary political instability, intercommunal violence, and institutional fragility are commonly explained through governance failure, corruption, or underdevelopment. This article argues that such explanations remain incomplete because they overlook the historical and psychological processes through which Nigerian subjectivities, institutions, and moral frameworks were produced. The central research qu...
Volume 34 / Issue 1 / pp. 97-104 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v34i1.9
The study examined the significant relationship between emotional awareness and academic achievement of senior secondary school students in English Language in Osun State. It also determined the significant relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement of senior secondary school students in English Language in Osun State. It finally established the significant combined relationship of emotional awareness,...
