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    Assessing Young Peoples’ Momentary Thoughts About Sex: A Proposal of the Sex Envelope Game
    (Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2012) Ireri, A.M.; Mathuvi, P.N.; Njagi, M.; Njagi, A.M.; Mwenda, E.G.; Gatumu, H. N.; Piero, N.M.; Karugu, N.I.
    Most sexual reproductive health programmes for young people in developing countries depend on foreign concepts and data ignoring potential local strategies. Finding more effective ways for needs assessment and to engage young people in sexual health discussions is essential. Owing to the lack of research tools to investigate young people’s thoughts about sex, this paper proposes the sex envelope game based on results of a study conducted in Kenya among 113 participants (average age=23.9 years, Sd., 3.9). Results indicate that the simple method of the sex envelope game elicits important information regarding adolescents’ thoughts about sex. Areas of further research are suggested.
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    Performance of civil servants as influenced by factors of motivation in government ministries headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.
    (2012-03-20) Wang'eri, T. W.; Ogutu, J. K.; Gatumu, H. N.
    The focus of this study was to establish the role of motivation on workers' performance. The study was conducted among civil servants at the headquarters of five government ministries namely: Ministries of Medical Services, Water and Irrigation, Transport, Roads and Lands, all in Nairobi, Kenya. The study sought to find out the main factors that the civil servants regarded as critically essential in motivating them and whether there was a significant relationship between motivation and worker performance. It also sought to establish whether there was a significant gender difference in motivation and in the performance of the civil servants. A sample size of 133 subjects was used and an integrated sampling technique which had features of purposive, maximum variation and convenient sampling was utilized. The main findings of the study were that: different motivation variables are not regarded equally critical in motivating employees of public organizations; motivation has a positive and significant correlation with workers' performance and that there is no significant gender difference in workers' motivation and job performance. The study recommended that administrators of public organizations should eliminate the factors that cause dissatisfaction and provide characteristics that people find intrinsically rewarding in keeping with Herzberg's two factor theory of motivation. The management of public organizations should utilize participatory management style to enable workers to own the process of propelling organizations to achieve their goals. It also recommended that the government and other employers ought to give equal and fair opportunities to both men and women because the findings indicated no significant gender difference in worker motivation or in job performance.
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    Relationship between Adolescents’ Perceptions of Their Parents’ Behaviours and Youths’ Non-Illegal and Minor- Illegal Delinquency in Nairobi Secondary Schools, Kenya
    (Mediterranean Center of Social and Educational Research (MCSER), 2014-05) Kinai, T. K.; Kariuki, N. S.; Aloka, P. J. O.; Gatumu, H. N.; Ndeke, F. N.
    The study investigated the relationship between adolescents’ perceptions of parental behaviours and their involvement in non-illegal and minor-illegal delinquency in selected secondary schools, in Nairobi County of Kenya. The study was informed by Parenting models theory, Social Control Theory and Ego identity versus Role confusion theory. A co relational survey design was employed and the participants comprised 219 females and 191 male students selected by use of stratified and simple random sampling methods. Data was collected using questionnaires and a behaviour checklist. Data was analyzed using parametric correlation statistics. The study revealed that, parental supportiveness was not related to adolescents’ non-illegaland minor-illegal delinquent behaviours. That is, the adolescents who perceived excessive parental monitoring comprised the highest percentage of those who were involved in occasional non-illegal (77.6%) and occasional minor-illegal (51.7%) delinquent behaviours. The highest percentage of the persistent non-illegal (17.5%) and persistent minor-illegal (7.7%) delinquent behaviours were those who perceived excessive parental monitoring. The lowest percentage of the adolescents who were involved in occasional non-illegal (46.2%) and persistent non-illegal (7.7%)behaviours were those who perceived low parental monitoring. The results also revealed a significant positive relationship between adolescents’ perceptions of parental monitoring and non-illegal, and substance abuse delinquent behaviours. The study recommended psychosocial training for parents to enhance effective parenting.