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Personality as a Predictor of Involvement in Risky Sexual Behaviour: A Study Conducted Among Students in Secondary Schools in Nyakach Sub-county Kisumu County, Kenya
(Science publishing group, 2016-11-23)
Risky sexual behaviour is a common habit among young people in the world, but its relation with personality has not been explored exhaustively, especially in Kenya. The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship ...
The association between parental warmth and control in thirteen cultural groups.
(American Psychological Association, 2011-10)
The goal of the current study was to investigate potential cross-cultural differences in the covariation between two of the major dimensions of parenting behavior: control and warmth. Participants included 1421 (51% female) ...
Longitudinal associations between parenting and youth adjustment in twelve cultural groups: Cultural normativeness of parenting as a moderator.
(American Psychological Association, 2018-02)
To examine whether the cultural normativeness of parents’ beliefs and behaviors moderates the
links between those beliefs and behaviors and youths’ adjustment, mothers, fathers, and children
(N = 1,298 families) from 12 ...
School-based factors affecting the teaching of kiswahili in public pre-schools in Kasipul division, Rachuonyo south sub-county, Homabay county
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2016)
Globally language is very important since it is a means of communication that leads to
international development and cohesion. Kiswahili is a language taught in the pre-school
curriculum in Kenya and a national language ...
Bidirectional relations between parenting and behavior problems from age 8 to 13 in nine countries
(Society for Research on Adolescence, 2018-09)
This study used data from 12 cultural groups in nine countries (China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, and the United States; N = 1,298) to understand the cross‐cultural generalizability of ...
Effect of career counseling on the career development of secondary school students in Kenya
(Journal of Education and Practice, 2021)
The purpose of the current study was to determine the effect of career counseling on students’ career development
in secondary schools in Kenya. The study sample consisted of 341 (158 males and 183 females) secondary ...
Alternative corrective measures used in managing student behavior problems in secondary schools in bondo sub county, kenya
(Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research, 2016)
The purpose of the study was to identify alternative corrective measures used by teachers to manage students’ behavior problems in secondary schools. The study was informed by Assertive Discipline Model and Thorndike’s ...
Examining the internalizing pathway to substance use frequency in 10 cultural groups
(Pergamon, 2020)
Use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs (i.e., substance use) is a leading cause of global health burden
for 10-to-24-year-olds, according to the World Health Organization’s index of number of years of
life lost, leading ...
Classroom Reinforcement Schedules and Their Effectiveness in Selected Kenyan Primary Schools
(Journal of Educational and Social Research, 2015-09-04)
The purpose of the study was to determine Classroom Reinforcement Schedules and Their Effectiveness in Selected Kenyan
Primary Schools. The study employed a Mixed Methods design in which both quantitative and qualitative ...
Predicting self-employment intentions and entry in Germany and East Africa: an investigation of the impact of mentoring, entrepreneurial attitudes, and psychological capital
(Routledge, 2019-10-03)
Self-employment is a feasible and in some contexts the most available form of employment especially for new entrants into the labor market. Understanding student’s willingness to go into self-employment and the factors ...