All over the world, the police is an important arm of government which is responsible for the enforcement of law and order. No nation could excel without a well-trained and disciplined force that could protect life and property of the citizens. One fundamental problem that could militate against efficient and excellent policing is job burnout. Job burnout among police personnel most especially in Nigeria has been under-reported in research despite the effort of some researchers. Investigating job burnout is therefore important among the police officers, not only in terms of their well-being but also in terms of improving their performance in the face of peace-threatening activities that are currently threatening the co-existence of the nation. This study, therefore, investigated demographic factors (age, marital status, educational level and year of experience) and job burnout amongst police officers in Oyo state, Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design of ex-post facto type. Multistage random sampling technique was used to select two hundred and twenty (220) police officers from the six area commands in the state. The participants responded to Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI 0.87) to measure their level of job burnout. Data were analysed using analysis of variance and Duncan post hoc test. Results from the analysis indicated significant differences between marital status, educational level, job tenure, age, and the concept of job burnout among the police officers. Implications and recommendations for stakeholders were discussed.

Academic behavioural confidence is an important non-cognitive factor which has a significant tendency to influence students' academic achievement and future aspirations.  When an individual has little or no self-confidence in his academic pursuit, it could lead to frustration, low self-esteem, depression, and emotional distress which could eventually result to academic failure. If academic behavioural confidence is as important as stated above, then there is a need to investigate the predicting factors of the concept. This study, therefore, focuses on the role of parental support, achievement motivation, emotional intelligence, religiosity, and psychological adjustment on academic behavioural confidence among pre-medical students of University of Ibadan. The descriptive research design was adopted for this study, using the ex-post facto type. Two hundred (200) pre-medical students of University of Ibadan were randomly selected. Data collected were analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and multiple regression at 0.05 level of significance. The result revealed that there is a significant relationship between the independent and dependent variables among pre-medical students of University of Ibadan. In terms of magnitude, achievement motivation was the strongest predictor (β = .332, t = 5.287, p < 0.01), followed by religiosity (β = .308, t = 5.272, p < 0.01), psychological adjustment (β = .185, t = 3.279, p < 0.05), and emotional intelligence (β = .184, t = 2.937, p < 0.05). Based on the findings, it is therefore recommended that since achievement motivation has been found to be the strongest predictor of academic behavioural motivation among the participants, parents (most especially) and others who share close ties with the students should motivate the students to achieve their desired goals and aspirations. Teachers and lecturers could also intrinsically motivate the students through their positive and constant words of encouragement all through the tedious academic and medical training.  Such re-assuring words like “It is not hard”, “I did it, you can also do it” would alleviate the fear of failure.

<p>Scholars in recent times are developing keen interests in recidivism. This is because the rate at which it is rising is worrisome. Recidivism is not only a problem to a recidivist but also to his/her family members, the society and to the nation. It leads to a waste of time and potential on the part of the individual recidivist and also funds and resources (human and capital) on the part of the nation which if not well handled, could lead to the death of the offenders. This study, therefore, investigated the relationship between family dysfunction, substance abuse, social support, emotional intelligence and recidivism. One hundred and eighty seven (187) participants were chosen among young adult inmates of Agodi correctional facility using simple randomisation. Three research questions were raised and answered for the study. Validated and standardized instruments were used to collect the data. Data collected were analysed using the Multiple Regression Analysis and Pearson Product Moment Correlation at a 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed a significant relationship between the independent variables and recidivism Based on the findings, it was recommended that mental health professionals should be engaged in the development of packages that will enhance the thorough participation of inmates in therapeutic programs, promote their psychological well-being and reduce their tendencies for reoffending. Family cohesion should not be traded for anything as its consequences are unimaginably destructive. To this end, every family member must unite to achieve it. On drug abuse, government agencies in charge of drugs should intensify their efforts on the misuse of drugs, especially among the young adults as this would not only promote healthy living but reduce criminal behaviours and recidivism.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0947/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Career resilience entails developing and utilizing positive responses when one faces with challenges in one’s place of work. Nigeria prison officers are faced with several challenges which include, few number of prison officers compare with a larger population of inmates in congested prisons across the country, inadequate funding, flaw on the extant prison laws, lack of rehabilitative and correctional facilities, ever-increasing problems of prison administration, corruption among few high ranking officers, the prison system which was designed for correction of prison inmates through counselling, rehabilitations and reform of inmates, has turned out to be a breeding ground for hardened criminals who become worse than they were when they got into prison. In today’s world it has become very important in any organisation prison inclusive to have innovative ideas and be creative on how to overcome the challenges so as to be efficient and productive in one’s day to day activities. This study, therefore, investigated the influence of emotional intelligence, job satisfaction and mentoring support on the career resilience of Correctional officers in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design and purposive sampling in the selection of two hundred prison officers. Three research questions were raised and answered in the study. The variables were measured with relevant standardized instruments. These include: Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS), Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS), Mentoring Support Scale (MSS) and Career Resilience Scale (CRS). Data from the study were analyzed using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and multiple regression analysis (ANOVA). The finding showed that there was a significant relationship between the dependent and independents variables. Emotional intelligence is the most potent contributor to career resilience followed by job satisfaction and mentoring support. Based on the findings of this study, recommendations and suggestions were offered to various stakeholders.