Suleiman Mariam Anyope, Peter Terfa Ortese, Joseph Audu Obida
Volume 34 / Issue 1 / pp. 91-96 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v34i1.8
This study examined the correlation between digital technology use and marital stability among married public secondary school teachers in Benue and Nasarawa States, Nigeria, focusing on financial stability and fidelity. Using a correlational survey design, data were collected from 379 teachers selected through multi-stage and stratified random sampling. Two validated instruments the Digital Technology Inventory (DTI...
Volume 33 / Issue 2 / pp. 54-64 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v33i2.6
Violence within intimate relationships until the 20th century was viewed as a private affair until it gained recognition a social and public health problem that has necessitated agencies' intervention within the Criminal Justice System (CJS) for preventive, control and adjudication of justice. The intervention of law enforcement however has led to the criminalization of intimate partner violence (IPV), with the polic...
Volume 33 / Issue 2 / pp. 46-53 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v33i2.5
Aim: This paper investigates how early embodied experiences of shame, hunger, and eros form precanonical symbolic rituals—the earliest architectures through which desire becomes meaning. The focus is to trace how such proto-symbolic formations underpin later therapeutic constructs within Sovereign Narrative Therapy, specifically Psyche-Myth Architecture (PMA) and the Erotic Operator’s Driver (EOD). Method: Using evoc...
Emeke Kingson Onyejebose, Philip Aondowase Iorwuese, Michael Agi, Samuel Ternzungwe Anhange, Elvis Oblu Ihaji, Mathew Akosu, Ephraine Terngu Iyongoikyo, Pauline Mwuese Akpenkaan, Tertsegha Hilary Aooyol
Volume 33 / Issue 2 / pp. 15-23 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v33i2.2
Despite Nigeria's increasing reliance on plastic products, public awareness and policy responses to their significant health risks remain remarkably insufficient. This study examined public attitude and health consequences of plastic material use in Nigeria. A total of 391 participants whose ages ranged from 19 – 71, with the (Mean age of 45.65, SD=13.96), comprising 146(37.3%) males, and 245(62.7%) females were used...
Volume 33 / Issue 2 / pp. 78-84 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v33i2.8
This study examined the effect of social media usage intensity on Emotional Intelligence (EI) among undergraduate students in Nigeria. Guided by Goleman’s emotional intelligence framework, a cross-sectional survey design was employed involving 384 undergraduates drawn from four tertiary institutions in Abuja. Social media usage was measured using the Social Media Usage Scale (SMUS) adapted from Olowu and Seri (2012),...
Olubukola Christiana Dada, Hafees Tosin Sulyman, Busayo Oluwabukola Alao
Volume 32 / Issue 2 / pp. 65-74 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v32i2.7
This paper examined Bright Eyes, Bright Minds: Nurturing Literacy in Patigi, Kwara State: A Study on Children's Visual Awareness and leading Challenges. This study adoptive a descriptive survey design. Structured surveys questionnaire was used to collect quantitative data on the prevalence of visual challenges among children and their literacy level in Patigi and was subjected to reliability and yielded r=0.87. Two r...
Ngbede John Oyishoma, Chinyere Uchegbu-Ekweme, Nyitzo Friday Dansabo
Volume 32 / Issue 2 / pp. 30-39 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v32i2.3
This paper entitled ‘Pragmatic Analysis of Àgàtú Proverbial Names’ aims at carrying out pragmatic analysis to appraise the roles of contexts and background information in the explication of the meaning of Àgàtú proverbial names. Proverbial names is one of the name types that is going into extinction in Àgàtú communities, it is therefore expected that this work will bring to the fore the importance and functions of th...
Volume 33 / Issue 1 / pp. 24-33 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v33i1.3
This theoretical paper examines the interplay between gambling behaviors and peer pressure among Nigerian youths, focusing on their mental wellbeing. Despite the growing prevalence of gambling in Nigeria, particularly among adolescents and young adults, peer pressure remains an under-researched variable influencing these behaviors. Drawing on Self-Determination Theory, the paper explores how peer dynamics can undermi...
Volume 33 / Issue 1 / pp. 1-12 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v33i1.1
Objectives: This study, with a keen focus on the variables that impact the availability of Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is of utmost importance as it aims to delve into the educational and vocational training alternatives for these individuals in Ghana. Methods: For the case study technique, we employed convenience sampling to s...
Ameh James Akor, Mariam Anyope Suleiman, Rachel Ehi Omudu
Volume 33 / Issue 1 / pp. 84-90 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v33i1.9
This study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 521 immigration service staff in Makurdi Benue Command.Two research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 Level of significance; The sample size was 521 staff using simple random sampling techniques. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 5...
Shyngle K. Balogun, Peter O. Famakinde, Bankole O. Omisope
Volume 33 / Issue 1 / pp. 72-83 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v33i1.8
Given the robustness of workplace engagement in determining motivation and satisfaction, it became eminent to identify the factors that could catalyse such among non-academic staff of Nigerian universities. This study therefore sought to unravel the interactions of emotional intelligence, emotional labour and employee engagement among non-academic staff of a selected University. Cross-sectional survey research design...
Olowu Yetunde O., Adegeye Adeduro J., Ogunjemilua Emmanuel M.
Volume 33 / Issue 1 / pp. 109-119 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v33i1.12
The study investigates the impact of liquidity management on the entrepreneurial performance of indigenous oil and gas firms in Nigeria. It employs both qualitative and quantitative evaluation techniques, focusing on liquidity management indicators such as the current ratio, acid test ratio, and net working capital ratio. Primary data is collected through interviews with key informants from selected firms. The qualit...
Gabriel Terzungwe Akume, Ameh James Akor, Julius Terdoo Akosu
Volume 33 / Issue 1 / pp. 34-40 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v33i1.4
This study investigated the relationship between self-efficacy, anxiety, and academic adjustment among undergraduates of Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study, and two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study comprised 30,000 undergraduates across eight faculties and 47 departments at Moses Orshio A...
Akpa Matthew Ikechukwu, Augustine Chukwuemeka Chukwu
Volume 33 / Issue 1 / pp. 91-101 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v33i1.10
The attitude towards prostitution in the contemporary society has called for a thorough reflection. The act of prostitution is no longer seen as evil, rather, a normal way of life or a means of acquiring more wealth in this economic imbalance and difficulties. However, the research has it that prostitution did not originate today, the origin of prostitution can be traced back to the ancient era and even to the biblic...
Kennedy Nyeseh Ofori, Daniel Nate Adu-Quaynor, Seth Gideon Aryee
Volume 33 / Issue 1 / pp. 56-67 / DOI 10.4314/ifep.v33i1.6
Adolescence, a transitional period of growth and development, where an individual experiences changes in patterns of thought, social and emotional behaviour. This research explored the participant viewpoints on the psychological, social, and emotional experiences of adolescents imparting on their identity formation of adolescents in Ghana. The paper adopted the qualitative approach relying on the phenomenological des...
