Segun Emmanuel Adewoye

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• Doctor of Philosophy
• Senior Research Fellow at University of Pretoria

Self-debasing cognitive distortion influences a person’s interpretation and increases the likelihood of negative reactions to events. Despite the theoretical support for the significant influence that cognition has in the onset and maintenance of behavioural and emotional reactions to victimisation, little research has been done on proactive cognit...

The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of personality traits in the relationship between bullying victimization and psychological distress among adolescents in South Africa. One hundred and forty adolescents whose age range from 11 to 20 years were purposefully selected to participate in the study. Participants completed base...

Previous research on teachers' organisational commitment reveals that investigations into this subject have yet to focus on school climate and on what undermines or strengthens high school teachers' commitment. It is necessary to understand the specific school climate dimensional factors that are positively associated with high school teachers' org...

Despite the stressful conditions and difficulties that bring about habitual conflict in many Black African marriages, some couples choose to manage their conflict and remain married, even in the context of the divorce culture. It is important to determine the potential factors that impact marital resilience in the midst of difficulties. Therefore,...

There are instances where students have access to good facilities, qualified teachers, and well-equipped laboratories, and their academic achievements and performances remain low. Of course, some factors rely on the students themselves and are responsible for poor academic achievement. Therefore, this study examined the relationship between attribu...

Despite extensive research that recognizes the potential of open and distance learning (ODL) to enhance inclusivity and access to quality education for all, as reported in previous studies, there is a dearth of research that synthesizes the role of ODL as a mechanism for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A systematic review of the...

Many students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds faced challenges in their academic prospects even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, as a result of risk factors both in the family and school environments. Despite these challenges, some learners from economically disadvantaged areas in South Africa go on to achieve academically, while others...

Suicide is a global serious public health problem that has been a cause of death among adolescent. Given its being one of the most severe human behaviors, a distinct focus would be to identify the underlying psychosocial factors that may predispose or precipitate suicidal ideation and behavior. Understanding motivators of suicidal behaviors from sp...

Information and communication technology (ICT) greatly influence teaching and learning in higher education by facilitating both the instructional and learning processes. While studies have been accomplished in developed countries on the use of ICT in education, revealing a positive correlation between ICT knowledge and professional development in t...

Background Despite pieces of evidence suggesting that one of the major motivations of Xenophobic behaviour is cognition, there are limited studies that have systematically reviewed the influence of psychological factors on Xenophobic behaviour. Therefore, this study set to conceptualise a psychological-based intervention by weighing the pieces of e...

Language in education plays a critical role in effective teaching and learning worldwide. This study aimed to explore the challenges of learning in a second language among secondary school learners with developmental language disorder (DLD). The study also unveils strategies used by professionals to support learners and learners' attitudes towards...

Bullying and psychological distress among adolescents are considered serious social and public health concerns. Several research works concerning psychological distress among adolescents as a result of bullying experiences have been conducted but not many studies explore the differences in the bullying experiences of LGBT adolescents and their hete...

Indications are that cyberstanders can be negatively affected by witnessing cyberbullying incidents and are even more likely than direct victims of cyberbullying to report symptoms of stress. However, cyberbystanders are understudied in the cyberbullying literature because most research predominantly focuses on perpetrators or direct victims of cyb...

Notwithstanding the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically in the educational system, research indicated that teachers of learners with special needs carried out meaningful teaching activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the different strategies employed by teachers of special needs learners to enhance effective teaching have...

Despite emerging evidence from research studies showing positive influence of computer based learning on quality of education and academic achievement of learners, there is very limited research studies that synthesises factors that influence or contributes to the success or effectiveness of computer based learning methods. The purpose of this syst...

Bystanders of school bullying are relatively under-researched in the literature on bullying because most studies in this area focus primarily on bullies or on the direct victims of bullying. In this study, we aimed to explore the lived experience of early adolescent bystanders who witnessed bullying in a South African school. We followed a qualitat...

This study aimed to ascertain how the four domains of self-debasing cognitive distortion, namely personalisation, catastrophising, overgeneralisation and selective abstraction, could predict or inform emotional disturbance in the reactions of bystanders when witnessing bullying behaviour. We utilised purposive sampling to select 10 bystanders of...

There is evidence from the literature that the negative emotions and behaviours that bystanders expressed in reactions to witnessing bullying could have stemmed from self-debasing cognitive distortions and errors in thinking patterns which included personalisation, catastrophising, over-generalisation and selective abstraction. For this reason, the...