Few empirical studies exist on the connection among personality type, perceived social support and life satisfaction among recovery schizophrenia patients in Nigeria. Therefore, this study ...investigated the extent to which personality types and perceived social support predict life satisfaction among recovery schizophrenia patients in Osun State, Nigeria. Total number of one hundred and thirty-nine (N=139) recovery schizophrenia patients 45males (32.4%) and 93females (66.9%) sample from the mental health Clinic, Osun State Specialists Hospital, Osogbo and Osun State Teaching Hospital Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria participated in this study. Their ages ranged from 20-51years and above (M=2.83) and (SD 1.990). Three hypotheses were formulated and tested using multiple regression analysis. Result showed that personality type had significant predictive influence on life satisfaction (β=0.19, p
Research on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has clearly shown that healthcare workers experienced more mental health problems than the general public during the pandemic due to their role as ...care providers. However, less research attention has been paid to the predictors of poor mental health among frontline healthcare workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. This current study therefore aimed to bridge this gap by examining the influence of fear of COVID-19 on mental health outcomes (somatic symptoms, anxiety and insomnia, social dysfunction, and depression), and the moderating roles of emotion regulation strategies (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression) in this relationship. Data were collected from a sample of 81 (Males = 34; Females = 47) frontline healthcare workers in Ondo State, Nigeria via a web-based survey. Results of the study hierarchical regression analysis showed that fear of COVID-19 exacerbated mental health problems among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Cognitive reappraisal was found to buffer the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and mental health outcomes. However, expressive suppression acted as an intensifier in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and mental health outcomes. Therefore, these findings implicate the need for cognitive reappraisal training for healthcare workers in the present pandemic and future disease outbreak.
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BFBNIB, NUK, PILJ, SAZU, UL, UM, UPUK
Self-harm tendency within the Nigerian prison system is under-reported. There seems to be paucity of data to inform on the nature of relationship between length of sentence and self-harm urge in ...prison population in South-West Nigeria. This study examined the predictory role of length of sentence on self-harm urge and mediatory of role of resilience in prison inmates in South-West Nigeria. Using a correlational survey design and systematic sampling technique, four hundred and seventy-six convicts responded to resilience Scale, Self-Harm Urge Scale and open-ended question for length of sentence. Analysis of the data with Linear and multiple regression and Sobel statistics. Findings revealed that, length of Sentence significantly predicted prisoners’ self-harm urge β =.26, t = 5.25**, p<.01, resilience significantly predicted prisoners’ self-harm urge β =.33, t = 7.88**, p<.01. Furthermore, the strength with which resilience mediated the relationship between length of sentence and self-harm tendency was significant at (Ƶ = 2.31, p., <. 05). It was recommended that, government may need to take into consideration the significant roles of length of sentence of prison inmates and resilience when designing programme toward promoting or enhancing psychologically well-adjusted prison inmate and reducing self-harm. The issue of self-harm urge in relation to length of sentence was raised frequently in the evidence received from the field. It is surprising that, The Nigerian Correctional Facilities (NCF) does not have a discrete policy concerning self-harm tendencies and the researcher hereby recommends that, programmes and activities that could require the prison inmates’ regular participation should be put in place. With this done, prison inmates would have succeeded in making meaningful use of their time thereby solving the problems occasioned by length of service.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Psychological Science Accelerator coordinated three large-scale psychological studies to examine the effects of loss-gain framing, cognitive reappraisals, ...and autonomy framing manipulations on behavioral intentions and affective measures. The data collected (April to October 2020) included specific measures for each experimental study, a general questionnaire examining health prevention behaviors and COVID-19 experience, geographical and cultural context characterization, and demographic information for each participant. Each participant started the study with the same general questions and then was randomized to complete either one longer experiment or two shorter experiments. Data were provided by 73,223 participants with varying completion rates. Participants completed the survey from 111 geopolitical regions in 44 unique languages/dialects. The anonymized dataset described here is provided in both raw and processed formats to facilitate re-use and further analyses. The dataset offers secondary analytic opportunities to explore coping, framing, and self-determination across a diverse, global sample obtained at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which can be merged with other time-sampled or geographic data.
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased negative emotions and decreased positive emotions globally. Left unchecked, these emotional changes might have a wide array of adverse impacts. To reduce negative ...emotions and increase positive emotions, we tested the effectiveness of reappraisal, an emotion-regulation strategy that modifies how one thinks about a situation. Participants from 87 countries and regions (n = 21,644) were randomly assigned to one of two brief reappraisal interventions (reconstrual or repurposing) or one of two control conditions (active or passive). Results revealed that both reappraisal interventions (vesus both control conditions) consistently reduced negative emotions and increased positive emotions across different measures. Reconstrual and repurposing interventions had similar effects. Importantly, planned exploratory analyses indicated that reappraisal interventions did not reduce intentions to practice preventive health behaviours. The findings demonstrate the viability of creating scalable, low-cost interventions for use around the world.
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