Lagos State

The education of young children constitutes the foundation of their cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioural development. Teacher psychological capital, emotional intelligence, and work engagement are personal resources that may be associated with good teaching practices and child development as perceived by teachers. Using COR theory, this study examined the relationships among teacher psychological capital, emotional intelligence, work engagement, teaching effectiveness, and teacher-reported children's developmental outcomes of early childhood educators in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study employed a correlational research design. A sample of 202 early childhood educators was selected through a multistage sampling process, in which five children per teacher's classroom were selected, resulting in a total of 1,010 children rated using the Early Development Instrument (EDI). The data for the study were gathered using the Psychological Capital Questionnaire, the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale, the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) Pre-K, and the EDI Teacher Version. The scores of five children per teacher were aggregated to measure teacher-level indicators of child developmental outcomes. Data analysis was done using Pearson product-moment correlation, multiple regression, and hierarchical multiple regression at the 0.05 level of significance. The results indicated significant positive correlations among the research variables. Psychological capital, emotional intelligence, and work engagement, both together and individually, made significant contributions to teaching effectiveness and teacher-rated children’s developmental outcomes. Teaching experience and school ownership also significantly moderated the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. This research therefore concludes that psychological capital, emotional intelligence, and work engagement are significant resources for teachers, contributing to teaching effectiveness and teacher-rated children’s developmental outcomes.

Disruptive Behaviour Disorders (DBDs), comprising Conduct Disorder (CD) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), represent significant mental health concerns among adolescents due to their adverse effects on academic achievement, interpersonal relationships, and psychosocial development. Despite the growing burden of these disorders, there is a paucity of empirical evidence on their prevalence among adolescents attending secondary school in Lagos State, Nigeria. The research therefore examines the assessment of disruptive behaviour disorders. The quantitative research employed a descriptive survey design and 915 participants comprising males 49.5% (mean age = 14.94, SD = 1.57). The research employed a multistage sampling technique. The findings revealed that disruptive behaviour disorders were highly prevalent among the adolescents, with 90.4% exhibiting moderate to severe symptoms and 16.4% falling within the severe category. The prevalence of adolescents at risk of Conduct Disorder was 35.4%, while 83.4% were at risk of Oppositional Defiant Disorder. The results further showed that female adolescents displayed significantly lower levels of DBDs compared to their male counterparts. The study concluded and recommended that DBDs (CD and ODD) are common among in-school adolescents in Lagos State and therefore school administrators, management, and owners should employ psychological intervention in addressing the rising disruptive behaviour symptoms among adolescents.

اختلالات رفتار مخرب (DBDs) که شامل اختلال سلوک (CD) و اختلال نافرمانی مقابله‌ای (ODD) می‌باشد، از جمله نگرانی‌های مهم سلامت روان در میان نوجوانان به شمار می‌روند، چرا که تأثیرات منفی بر پیشرفت تحصیلی، روابط بین‌فردی و رشد روانی‌اجتماعی آنان دارند. با وجود افزایش بار این اختلالات، شواهد تجربی اندکی درباره شیوع آن‌ها در میان نوجوانان دبیرستانی استان لاگوس، نیجریه وجود دارد. بنابراین این پژوهش به ارزیابی اختلالات رفتار مخرب پرداخته است. این پژوهش کمی با استفاده از طرح پیمایش توصیفی و با مشارکت ۹۱۵ نفر (۴۹/۵٪ پسر؛ میانگین سنی = ۱۴/۹۴، انحراف معیار = ۱/۵۷) انجام شد. نمونه‌گیری به روش چندمرحله‌ای صورت گرفت. یافته‌ها نشان داد که اختلالات رفتار مخرب در میان نوجوانان شیوع بالایی دارد، به طوری که ۹۰/۴٪ علائم متوسط تا شدید و ۱۶/۴٪ در دامنه شدید قرار داشتند. شیوع نوجوانان در معرض خطر اختلال سلوک ۳۵/۴٪ و در معرض خطر اختلال نافرمانی مقابله‌ای ۸۳/۴٪ بود. نتایج همچنین نشان داد که نوجوانان دختر به طور معناداری سطوح پایین‌تری از DBDs را نسبت به همتایان پسر خود نشان دادند. مطالعه نتیجه‌گیری و توصیه کرد که DBDs (CD و ODD) در میان نوجوانان مدارس استان لاگوس شایع است و بنابراین مدیران، مسئولان و مالکان مدارس باید از مداخلات روان‌شناختی برای مقابله با علائم رو به افزایش رفتار مخرب در میان نوجوانان استفاده کنند.