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Psychological Well-Being: Impact of Workplace Violence and Demographic Variables on Employees of Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Ibadan, Oyo State

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Title Psychological Well-Being: Impact of Workplace Violence and Demographic Variables on Employees of Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Ibadan, Oyo State
 
Creator Awopetu**, Aide S. Okhakhume*, Ronke Grace
 
Description AbstractThe study investigated the influence of demographic factors and work place violence on psychological well-being among employees of ministry of physical planning and urban development, Ibadan, Oyo State. A structured questionnaire was adopted for data collection which was administered on two hundred employees. Data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Five hypotheses were stated and tested. Result showed there was a significant influence of workplace violence on psychological well-being [t(-15.418;df=199, p<.05).There was a significant influence of academic qualification on psychological well-being (F(2,198)=6.305; p<.05). age had significant influence on psychological well-being [t(-2.509;df=199, p<.05)]The mean observation however shows that older employees score higher (X=55.06) on psychological well-being than their counterparts (X=51.63).  There was also a significant influence of years of experience on psychological well-being {t(-2.039;df=199, p<.05)}. Furthermore, the mean observations shows that respondents with high experience scored higher (X=55.19) on psychological well-being that their counterparts with lower experience (X=52.31). it was recommended that, future study can include a larger and more broader-based sample. It would be appropriate to conduct quantitative and qualitative studies with a larger and more heterogeneous sample.Key words: Demographic factors, workplace violence, employees, psychological well-being, urban development
 
Publisher Journal of Advances in Social Science and Humanities
 
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Date 2017-02-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://jassh.in/index.php/jassh/article/view/170
10.15520/jassh301170
 
Source Journal of Advances in Social Science and Humanities; Vol 3, No 01
2395-6542
10.15520/jassh301
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://jassh.in/index.php/jassh/article/view/170/165
 
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