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Secondary traumatic stress among young people orphaned by AIDS in Kenya: prevalence, severity and predictors
(2011-08-15)Recent advances in Psychological research suggests that family, friends and professionals are susceptible to developing traumatic stress symptoms from being empathetically engaged with victims of traumatic events. The ... -
Relationship between parental behaviour towards adolescents and their manifest aggression in Nairobi secondary schools
(2012-01-20)The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of parental behaviour on adolescent manifest aggression in Nairobi Secondary Schools. It examined whether adolescent aggression was related to: parents' emotional ... -
Issues in the controversy surrounding the introduction of family life education in Kenyan schools 1987-1997
(2012-03-14)This study set out to investigate the issues in the controversy surrounding the introduction of Family Life Education (FLE) in schools. Two protagonists can be identified in this controversy. On the one hand are the ... -
Relationship Between Perceived Parental Nurturance and Problem Behaviours among Secondary School Students in Selected Counties in Kenya.
(2013-08-01)Despite the heavy investment in education that the Kenyan Government makes each year, problem behaviours amongst adolescent students continue to affect the goals of effective training and skill building among many young ... -
Relationship Between Emotional Intelligenc and Job Performance Among Service Providers in Rehabilitation Schools in Kenya
(2013-08-14)The Kenya government has established various rehabilitation schools to help in rehabilitating and reintegrating into society, children who commit various offences and end up in the hands of the juvenile justice system. ... -
The role of professional counseling associations in professional counseling practice in Kenya
(2014)There are several roles of Professional Counseling Associations (PCAs). Major among them is for accountability purposes of a professional practitioner. PCAs provide the checks and balances necessary in the maintenance of ... -
Effectiveness of drug and substance abuse prevention programs in selected public and private universities in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2014)Substantial outcry about the problem of drug and substance abuse and its rippling effects echoes from many sectors of the society today. Families, learning institutions and places of work undergo agonizing consequences of ... -
Societal factors and behaviour maladjustment of the boy-child: a case of boys in selected rehabilitation institutions in Nairobi and Kiambu counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2014)Throughout much of history and across cultures, greater value has been placed on the male child. This is because of the roles he was presumed to take in the family and the society at large. Despite the high premium in which ... -
Relationship between Family Expressed Emotion and Relapse Occurence among Inpatient Alcoholics in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015)Alcoholism is a family illness that requires treatment of the whole family, because recovery after rehabilitation seems mostly achievable when both the individual and their family are involved in relapse prevention. While ... -
Conceptualisation of abnormal behaviour among residents of Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi County, Kenya: implications for mental health intervention
(2015-05)expected to be afflicted by one form of a mental or neurological disorder at some point in their lives. Although great advancements have been made in its understanding and treatment, abnormal behaviour is still misconceptualised ... -
The relationship between pornography viewing and sexually aggressive behaviours among male students in selected Universities in Kenya
(2015-07)Pornography viewing has become a widespread social phenomenon in the world; Kenya notwithstanding. Studies have indicated that pornography viewing is correlated to sexual aggressive behaviours among college students. ... -
Relationship between Selected Childhood Parental Factors and Victimization to Intimate Partner Violence among Men in Nyeri County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-03)Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a prevalent problem that threatens the societal welfare both in developed and developing nations. Most efforts to alleviate it have focused on women victims of male perpetrated IPV. Despite ... -
Personality traits, political efficacy and electoral outcomes: a survey of selected female parliamentary contestants in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-04)Personality traits and political efficacy judgments independently influence the types and the level to which people participate in political activities. All reviewed studies on the role of personality traits and political ... -
Women’s perception of endogenous factors influencing them to stay in abusive spousal relationships: A case of women rights awareness program in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2016-05)The decision whether to stay or end abuse in an intimate relationship is a complex one for victims. Most past studies have focused on socioeconomic factors influencing women to stay in abusive spousal relationships and ... -
Effect of Group Therapy in Restoring Psychological Wellbeing of Sexually Violated Women of 1994 Tutsi Genocide in Rwanda
(Kenyatta University, 2017)Sexual violation of women has been found to leave permanent scars on the victims, affecting all spheres of life, therefore, compromising their psychological wellbeing. However, sexual violation is a vice shrouded with ... -
Determinants of Health Insurance Uptake by Urban Informal Sector Workers in Nairobi and Machakos, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2017-11)The informal sector in Kenya had employed 12.5 million people by 2015 who contributed substantially to the national GDP yet they are often excluded in healthcare systems and are therefore unlikely to access health benefits ... -
Effectiveness of Offender Rehabilitation Programmes in Addressing the Psychological Needs of Women Offenders Within the Prisons in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018-08)Globally, for the past decade there has been continuous growth of body of research on women in prisons with USA setting the pace. The studies have gained insights on female pathways to prison (see Collica-Cox, 2018; Bloom, ... -
Influence of Perception of University Students on Utilization of Peer Counselling Services in Selected Universities in Kenya
(2018-11)Peer counselling refers to the help among and by people of the same age group or people operating at the same level who take charge of assisting each other on various issues that affect them. Based on this understanding ... -
Relationship between Parental Conflict and Social Adjustment of Adolescent Students in Seconday Schools in Murang’a County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-03)Parental conflict is a prevalent problem that threatens the social adjustment of adolescence children both in developed and developing nations. Despite evidence of parental conflicts in Kenyan families, there is scarce ... -
Influence of Psychosocial Well-Being on Alcohol Abuse among Public School Teachers in Nyeri County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-04)Psychosocial wellbeing is important for effective functioning and plays a key role in individuals behaviour including alcohol abuse. There are few empirical studies that have examined the influence of psychosocial wellbeing ...
