PERCEIVED STRESS AND COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY AS PREDICTORS OF RESILIENCE AMONG PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED PERSONS IN MAKURDI METROPOLIS

Fri, 31 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This study examined perceived stress and cognitive flexibility as predictors of resilience among physically challenged persons in Makurdi Metropolis. A cross-sectional survey design was used for the study. Cochran (1977) formula was used to determine the sample size for the study. Participants consisted of 200 physically challenged persons in Makurdi. 138(69.0%) were males and 62(31.0%) were females with the age range of 20-41 years. The participants responded to a Brief Resilience Scale developed by Smith et al., (2008), The Perceived Stress Scale by Remor (2006), and the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory developed by Martin and Rubin (1995). Three hypotheses were developed and tested using Simple and Multiple regression analysis. The results from the first hypothesis showed that perceived stress significantly predicted resilience among physically challenged persons in Makurdi [F (1,198) =9.429; R=.213; R² =.045 (β = .213) ,P<.01]. The results of the second hypothesis show that cognitive flexibility significantly predicted resilience among physically challenged persons in Makurdi [F(1,198) = 11.312; R=.232; R² =.054; (β = .232) P<.01]. The results of the third hypothesis further indicate that perceived stress and cognitive flexibility jointly and significantly predicted resilience among physically challenged persons in Makurdi [F (2,197) = 9.488; R=.296; R² =.088; (β = .186; β = .208) P<.01]. The results suggested that perceived stress and cognitive flexibility could significantly predict resilience among physically challenged persons in Makurdi Metropolis. This study, therefore, recommended among others that the Benue State Government in collaboration with other agencies should create an environment that is friendly to physically challenged individuals to enhance their resilience among other things.

Assertiveness and Substance Abuse as Predictors of Aggressive Driving Behaviour among Private Car Owners in Ibadan, Nigeria

Olapegba, O. Peter, Uye E. Emmanuel, Alabi O. Sarah — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This study investigated the assertiveness and substance abuse as predictors of aggressive driving behaviour among private car owners in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adopted cross-sectional survey design for data collection. A purposive sampling technique was used to select one local government area while convenience sampling technique was used to select 242 (males: 163; females: 79) private car owners. Data were collected using three instruments: Rathus Assertiveness Scale, Substance and Choice Scale, and Aggressive Driving Behaviour Scale while standard multiple regression was used to analyze the data. The results showed that assertiveness and substance abuse jointly predicted aggressive driving behaviour among the study population [R2 = 0.302, F (25.498), p < 0.05]. Also, substance abuse (β = 0.478, p <0.05) independently predicted aggressive driving behaviour among private car owners in Ibadan. However, assertiveness did not independently predict aggressive driving behaviour among the study population (β = 0.343, p < 0.05). The study tends to suggest that assertiveness and substance abuse are robust predictors of aggressive driving behaviour. Therefore, it is recommended that detecting device should be readily available to monitor drivers on the steering to detect whether or not they have used drugs while driving.

Covenant International journal of Psychology

PERCEIVED STRESS AND COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY AS PREDICTORS OF RESILIENCE AMONG PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED PERSONS IN MAKURDI METROPOLIS

Assertiveness and Substance Abuse as Predictors of Aggressive Driving Behaviour among Private Car Owners in Ibadan, Nigeria