Personality subtypes and involvement in risky sexual behaviour: Among students in secondary schools in Nyakach Sub-county, Kisumu County, Kenya - Softcover

Omanyo, Abraham

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3668388601 ISBN 13: 9783668388604

Publisher: Grin Verlag, 2017

Synopsis

Master's Thesis from the year 2016 in the subject Psychology - Social Psychology, grade: A, , course: counseling psychology, language: English, abstract: Risky sexual behaviour is a common habit among young people in the world, and its relation with personality has not been explored exhaustively, especially in Kenya. The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between personality sub-types and involvement in risky sexual behaviour among secondary school students in Nyakach Sub-county, Kisumu County, Kenya. The study was guided by the following research objectives; to establish the relationship between introversive personality subtype and involvement in risky sexual behaviour; to find out the relationship between extroversive personality subtype and involvement in risky sexual behaviour; to determine the relationship between the neurotic personality subtype and involvement in risky sexual behaviour and to investigate the relationship between the Psychoticism and involvement in risky sexual behavior. The study was informed by two theories that is, the Eysenck's Theory of personality and the Theory of Planned Behavior. The research design used in this study was the Correlational research design. The sample size of this study was 46 schools representing 88% of the target population. As for the students, 390 students were sampled from total target population 15,678. This study used multistage random sampling to select the schools and students. Quantitative data was collected using Eysenck's Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) and Risky Sexual Behaviour Questionnaires. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency, percentages and mean) as well as inferential statistics (Pearson Correlation and multiple regressions). The major findings of the study showed relationship between personality sub-types and involvement in risky sexual behaviour (for introversion r=-0.439, extroversion r=0.786, neuroticism r=-0.410 and Psychoticism r=0.025).

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I'm a born again christian, married to dear wife Beldine and having a lovely daughter Queen. I began primary schooling in chemelil, went to onjiko high school and proceeded to moi university in persuit of BED science. did my MED counselling psychology at catholic and currently a part-time lecturer and student at maseno university in kenya.

Edition details

• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3668388601
• ISBN 13: 9783668388604
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 100