Damilola Fisayo Adebayo

Adekunle Ajasin University · Department of Psychology

Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) is a widely used measure that captures somatic symptoms of coronavirus-related anxiety. In a large-scale collaboration spanning 60 countries (Ntotal = 21,513), we examined the CAS’s measurement invariance and assessed the convergent validity of CAS scores in relation to the fear of COVID-19 (FCV-19S) and the satisfac...

The COVID-19 restrictions have impacted people’s lifestyles in all spheres (social, psychological, political, economic, and others). This study explored which factors affected the level of anxiety during the time of the first wave of COVID-19 and subsequent quarantine in a substantial proportion of 23 countries, included in this study. The data was...

Affect is involved in many psychological phenomena, but a descriptive structure, long sought, has been elusive. Valence and arousal are fundamental, and a key question-the focus of the present study-is the relationship between them. Valence is sometimes thought to be independent of arousal, but, in some studies (representing too few societies in th...

The COVID-19 pandemic has spread throughout the world, and concerns about psychological, social, and economic consequences are growing rapidly. Individuals’ empathy-based reactions towards others may be an important resilience factor in the face of COVID-19. Self-report data from 15,375 participants across 23 countries were collected from May to Au...

Prior and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have resulted in substantial changes to everyday life. The pandemic and measures of its control affect mental health negatively. Self-reported data from 15,375 participants from 23 countries were collected from May to August 2020 during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. Two questionnaires me...

Background: The cause and vaccine for COVID-19 treatment remained a dream to humanity till date. Hence, WHO recommended certain preventive behaviours to contain the virus spread. Despite these preventive tips, numbers of newly infected cases in Nigeria keeps increasing , and this conveys clearly poor adherence to COVID-19 preventive behaviours. The...

Generally, people, students inclusive, bring a diverse set of interpersonal problems (social avoidance, non-assertiveness, intrusiveness, over-accommodation, vindictiveness, coldness and self-sacrifice) to their social interactions. These interpersonal problems are thought to be trait patterns that may be potential sources of danger for functional...

Terrorism is a violent criminal behaviour that is posing a threat to nations and across the globe. Globalization of commerce, travel, and information communication technology seem to be the three interlocking trends that are contributing to the nature and threat posed by terrorism. Other motivating factors for the contemporary form of terrorism inc...

Psychological Perspective to Terror and Terrorism in Nigeria Abstract Terrorism, a violent behaviour poses threat to individuals, family, group, and the society at large. In Nigeria, terrorism has been added to the list of violent behaviours perpetrated by religious fundamentalists and extremists, and this portends dangers to the social system. Usi...