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Item Open Access PARENTAL NEGLECT SELF‐ESTEEM AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL‐BEING OF ADOLESCENTS GIRLS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS ACCRA, GHANA(International Journal of Science Academic Research, 2023-10-31) Abomah, W. Peter; Banafo, Esi EmiliaThe aim of the study is to determine the intensity of parental neglect on self-esteem and psychological well-being of adolescent girls in SHS in the GA Central Municipality. Descriptive survey design was the research design used. A sample size of 290 adolescent girls was involved in the study selected from two Senior High Schools in the Ga Central Municipality. Questionnaire was the instrument used. Findings revealed that motional neglect, supervisory neglect, education neglect, physical neglect, and medical neglects were found among the girls in the senior high schools. The results indicates that adolescent girls had high self-esteem, hence parental neglects have no significant effect on their self-esteem and psychological well-being in the school. It was therefore recommended that educators should have a stakeholder’s engagement on consequences of the child neglects on the adolescence girls’ development.Item Open Access The Impact of Pre-Marital Counseling and Psychological Variables on Marital Satisfaction Among Married Couples in Laterbiokoshie, Accra, Ghana(BILINGUAL PUBLISHING CO., 2021-01-31) Udofia Asuquo Asuquo; Bonsi Emefa Epiphania; Agbakpe Fakor Gladstone; Udofia Asuquo EmiliaThe study examined the effect of pre-marital counseling on marital satisfaction and the relationship of three psychological variables, intimacy, self-esteem and locus of control among married couples who received marital counseling and married couples who did not receive marital counseling. The study employed a cross-sectional survey. Standardized questionnaires were used to assess all variables of interest. Data entry, validation and analysis was done using the Statistical Product and Services Solution software (SPSS version 25). The total number of study participants were 720. The sample was predominantly female, 430 (60%) and Christian, 675 (94%). Study participants who were married by ordinance comprised 400 (56%) and most of them attended pre-marital counseling 470 (65%) for at least five months (Mean, S.D. = 5.54±3.44). The results showed that couples who attended pre-marital counseling before marriage were more significantly satisfied with their marriages than those who did not attend pre-marital counseling before marrying [t(718) = 2.050, p<.05]. Intimacy and self-esteem significantly influenced marital satisfaction among married couples who received pre-marital counseling, whereas only intimacy had a significant influence among couples who did not receive pre-marital counseling. Pre-marital counseling should be encouraged in all counseling centers and churches.Item Metadata only Ghanaian students' attitude towards homosexuality: a study among students of Ghana Technology University College(Journal of Scientific Research and Studies, 2014-06-05) Agbakpe, F.K. Gladstone; Oti - Boadi Mabel; Dziwornu EmmanuelThe study examined Ghanaian students’ attitudes toward homosexuality. Three hundred and twenty eight students of the Ghana Technology University were selected with the stratified random sampling technique and administered with questionnaires to find out their attitude towards homosexuality. The study adopted the attitudes toward lesbian and gay men (ATLGM) scale. Results indicate that Ghanaian students show high levels of negative attitudes towards homosexuality. Generally, attitude towards homosexuals did not improve irrespective of the number of years of study at the university. Gender did not have a significant influence on attitude towards homosexuality, though female, Year one and two students expressed slightly higher negative attitude than their male, Year three and four students. Religion however, significantly influenced attitude towards homosexuality. Christian and Moslem students showed greater negative but similar attitudes compared to those who belonged to the Traditional African religion. Implications of these findings for attitude reformation and future research were discussed.Item Open Access PARENTAL NEGLECT SELF‐ESTEEM AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL‐BEING OF ADOLESCENTS GIRLS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS ACCRA, GHANA(International Journal of Science Academic Research, 2023-10-31) Abomah, Worlanyo Peter; Banafo Esi EmiliaThe aim of the study is to determine the intensity of parental neglect on self-esteem and psychological well-being of adolescent girls in SHS in the GA Central Municipality. Descriptive survey design was the research design used. A sample size of 290 adolescent girls was involved in the study selected from two Senior High Schools in the Ga Central Municipality. Questionnaire was the instrument used. Findings revealed that emotional neglect, supervisory neglect, education neglect, physical neglect, and medical neglects were found among the girls in the senior high schools. The results indicates that adolescent girls had high self-esteem, hence parental neglects have no significant effect on their self-esteem and psychological well-being in the school. It was therefore recommended that educators should have a stakeholder’s engagement on consequences of the child neglects on the adolescence girls’ development.Item Metadata only The Influence of Social Media Social Support on the Flourishing Homosexual Identity: A Case Study of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer (LGBTQ) Community in Accra-Ghana(Texila International Journal of Nursing, 2022-05-30) Abomah, Worlanyo Peter; Agbley, Reginald FrancisThe aim of the study was to explore the influence of social media and social support on the flourishing homosexual identity in Accra, Ghana. The objectives were to determine the extent to which social support influence’s homosexual identity, the correlation between homosexual identity and flourishing levels among homosexuals, to ascertain the extent to which media, emotional, and social support predicts how homosexuals flourish, and finally to as certain how differences in the level of education predict how homosexuals flourish in Accra, Ghana. A case study design was employed. The population for this study was associates of the homosexual Community in AccraGhana. Using a purposive sampling technique, 142 homosexual respondents answered a standard questionnaire. Berlin Social Support scale (BSSS), Diener Flourishing scale Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Scale were used on demographics, social support, flourishing, and lesbian, gay, bisexual identity. Data was analysed using simple linear regression, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, and one-way analysis of variance. Results obtained indicated that social support does not predict homosexual identity among homosexuals in Accra. As an individual homosexual identity increases so does the level with which the individual flourishes. Thirdly, social media emotional, and social support was found to be a predictor of flourishing among homosexuals in Accra. Finally, the results also indicated that differences in the level of education do not predict how homosexuals flourish in Accra. The conclusion indicates that study has shown that differences in the level of education among homosexuals do not influence the extent to which homosexuals flourish.Item Open Access Self-esteem, needs satisfaction and psychological well-being of inmates at james camp prison in Ghana(Journal of Advocacy, Research and Education, 2017-05-05) Bruce, Daniel; Larweh, ElizabethThe purpose of this study was to find out the relationship between the self-esteem, needs satisfaction and the psychological well-being of prisoners in Ghana. This study used the correlational survey design method to solicit information from prisoners in the James Camp Prison in Accra. The random sampling technique was used to select 155 male prisoners from an estimated population of 347. The findings revealed the following; a significant positive correlation exists between self-esteem, needs satisfaction and psychological well-being among inmates. Results showed that the there was a positive correlation between psychological wellbeing and self-esteem of inmates. Also, there was a significant positive relationship between needs satisfaction and psychological wellbeing. This study recommends that more psychosocial interventions should be provided to promote the mental health of inmatesItem Open Access Psychological experience of clients diagnosed with glaucoma in two selected eye clinics in Accra, Ghana(International Journal of Research - Granthaalayah, 2017-09) Bruce, Daniel; Eshun, Mawuli V.The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of psychosocial problems among persons living with glaucoma and also find out whether socio-demographic characteristics of glaucoma patients significantly affect their levels of psychosocial distress. The cross-sectional survey design was chosen. One hundred (100) patients with glaucoma were selected from two Eye clinics in Accra as the sampled population. One-Way ANOVA, independent t-test and Pearson correlation were used for data analysis. Results from the analysis showed that 99% of the patients reported mild to extremely severe depression. One percent (1%) of the sample reported normal depression levels. It was also observed from the analysis that 75% of the patients reported mild to extremely severe anxiety levels and, 25% reported normal anxiety levels. On stress levels, 45% of glaucoma patients reported mild to severe stress levels whilst 55% of reported normal stress levels. Further analysis showed that female glaucoma patients reported higher depression, anxiety and stress levels than male glaucoma patients, younger glaucoma patients reported higher depression, anxiety and stress levels than older glaucoma patients. However, no statistically significant differences exist among Glaucoma patients who are employed, unemployed and self-employed in their depression and anxiety levels but differed significantly on their stress levels. No statistically significant differences exist among Glaucoma patients who are single, married, widowed and divorced in their depression and anxiety levels but differed significantly on their stress levels. Additionally, there is a significant positive relationship between patients’ social distress and emotional distress (DASS). It is concluded that there is substantial level of psychosocial distress among patients with glaucoma. Patients’ age, sex and marital status significantly affecting their psychosocial distress and therefore, psychosocial care should be included in the healthcare of these patientsItem Open Access Parental background as determinant of career choice among students of University of Professional Studies, Accra, Ghana(International Journal of Research -Granthaalayah, 2024-01) Bruce, Daniel; Asante, Akua BemaThe aim of the study was to examine how parental background variables (education, occupation and income) serve as determinants of career choice among the students of the University of Professional Studies, Accra. The simple random technique was used to select 200 respondents for this study. The Parental Variable and Career Choice questionnaires were used in collecting data. Descriptive statistical tests were used in analyzing data with the aid of the Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) software. Frequency distribution tables, pie chart and bar graph, binomial test, chi square and Mann-Whitney test were used to fulfil the objectives of the study. The results showed that both parental educational and occupational background have influence on the career choice of the students. Parental income however, did not prove to have any influence on career choice. Gender difference was also not found to influence career choice amongst target population. It was concluded that, parental educational and occupational background have an influence on students’ career choice but parental income was not found to determine students’ career choice. It is, therefore, recommended that parents and other stakeholders in career development of students take into consideration influence of parental education and occupation on career development of students and use them in guiding, shaping, educating, and introducing students to surge into the world of career interest exploration and career choice. Students should be encouraged to choose role models whose educational and occupational levels placed them high on good career progression to become their images of inspiration in career choice and preference.Item Open Access Motivation for occupational preference among students of Regional Maritime University in Nungua, Accra- Ghana(International Journal of Research, 2017-08) Bruce, Daniel; Quartey, Florence AhimaThe aim of this study was to find out motivation for occupational preference among Regional Maritime University students. The cross-sectional survey design was chosen for the study and the stratified sampling technique was used to select a sample of 305 students from three departments constituting major programmes of study. Motivation for Occupational Preference Scale was used to gather data from the sampled population. The Independent samples t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to analyze the data gathered. Results showed that, extrinsic values influenced occupational preference more than intrinsic values, both Ghanaian and International students were influenced equally by extrinsic factors in their preference for occupation, there was no significant gender difference in the influence of extrinsic factors on occupational preference and there was a significant difference in the intrinsic factors that influence occupational preference among students from different programmes. It is therefore recommended that, regular career guidance and counselling sessions are held at various levels of education to inform and educate students especially at the university on the benefits of career preference based on intrinsic factors than solely on extrinsic factors. In conclusion students must be encouraged to assess their vocational interest or career preference so that they pursue programmes and courses that they have the naturalItem Open Access Mathematics Anxiety among Ghanaian Students: A Case Study of Students of Kinbu Senior High / Technical School, Accra and Hermann-Gmeiner SOS Junior High School, Tema(Journal of Education and Practice, 2016) Bruce, DanielThe aim of this was to find out the reason for low performance in West African Examinations Council final examination in Core Mathematics. The exploratory research design was used for the study. A population of two hundred (200) students; 100 females and males in a breakdown of 50 males and 50 females from SHS and 50 males and 50 females from JHS was used. Richard Quinn’s Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale with a reliability coefficient of 0.90 (p=˂.001) and validity found to be r=.92 (p=˂.001) was used for data collection .The statistical tool used was the independent T-test comparisons. Results revealed that, mathematics anxiety exists among students in a frequency of 95 in the severe anxiety range of 75% - 95%. Out of 200 populations, 47.5% have severe anxiety for mathematics. It was also found that, significant difference exists between SHS female and SHS male. All other comparisons produce no significance. A study of the mean values showed that at the JHS level, the males have higher mathematics anxiety level than the females. At the SHS level, the males have higher mathematics anxiety levels than the females. Further, at the JHS level the males’ mathematics anxiety is a little higher than the SHS males. Mathematics anxiety level increases from the JHS to the SHS level. The males have higher mathematics anxiety levels than the females. It is recommended that, Clinical Psychologists, School Counsellors, Guidance and Counselling personnel should urgently take students through systematic desensitization using anxiety hierarchy technique and behaviour therapy using anxiety-relief response to help students eliminate or reduce mathematics anxietyItem Open Access “Kwatakwata by June diεε…”: Internet humour used during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic by social media users in Ghana(The European Journal of Humour Research, 2022) Phillips-Kumaga, Lillian; Hansen-Garshong, Rachel; Ackom, Christian Kobina; Teku, Charity; Osei-Tutu, AnabellaThe first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic has been described as stressful. People make light of stressful situations in different ways. Ghanaians are known to be able to make humour out of any situation. During the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ghanaians shared memes and posters on social media, making light of the seriousness of the pandemic. "Kwatakwata by June diεε…”, shortened from the phrase: [kwatakwata by June diεε na obiara ewu] to wit "Latest by June, we will all be dead", has become a catchphrase on social media and the streets of Ghana to make fun of the serious impact of the virus. This current study examines internet humour that became popular with Ghanaians during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. We examined videos, memes, and posters from various social media sites to learn about the Ghanaian use of humour during a public health crisis. Content analysis of the data showed that Ghanaians created humorous content to express how they felt about the public health crisis and educate citizens about the pandemic. Recurring themes observed from the data include humour concerning death, isolation, and keeping children occupied. Our analysis showed that Ghanaian social media users largely used self-enhancing humour. We discuss these themes to show the types of internet humour Ghanaians shared during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemicItem Open Access Implications of COVID-19 Innovations for social interaction: provisional insights from a qualitative study of Ghanaian Christian leaders(Frontiers in Psychology, 2022-05-24) Adams, Glenn; Osei-Tutu, Anabella; Affram, Adjeiwa Akosua; Phillips-Kumaga, Lilian; Dzokoto, Vivian Afi AbuiResponses to the COVID-19 pandemic prompted people and institutions to turn to online virtual environments for a wide variety of social gatherings. In this perspectives article, we draw upon our previous work and interviews with Ghanaian Christian leaders to consider implications of this shift. Specifically, we propose that the shift from physical to virtual interactions mimics and amplifies the neoliberal individualist experience of abstraction from place associated with Eurocentric modernity. On the positive side, the shift from physical to virtual environments liberates people to selectively pursue the most fulfilling interactions, free from constraints of physical distance. On the negative side, the move from physical to virtual space necessitates a shift from material care and tangible engagement with the local community to the psychologization of care and pursuit of emotional intimacy in relations of one’s choosing—a dynamic that further marginalizes people who are already on the margins. The disruptions of the pandemic provide an opportunity to re-set social relations, to design ways of being that better promote sustainable collective well-being rather than fleeting personal fulfillment.Item Open Access Psychiatric patients in modern Ghana and their adaptive various sanctuaries(CPQ Neurology and Psychology, 2021-05-18) Ayim-Aboagye, Desmond; Adzika, Vincent; Amorin, Manuela; Dos Santos, Carla MulamboThis study aims to firstly find out how patients deal with their mental disorders using the traditional resources without entering into the psychiatric hospital for treatments. What psychiatric problems do they suffer? What are the various pharmaceutical drugs administered by these practitioners? What roles do group support play in the lives of these patients? The method used was the structured and in-depth interviews, which consisted of background information and other relevant themes about their psychiatric related problems. Interviews were given to patients after we have attended their Sunday worships in their localities. Open-ended interviews were also administered to them and arrangements were made to meet them next week in the same worship service to gather them. Overall, 300 informants agreed to participate in the study. Method The results revealed that there have been attacks concerning the manner of treatments, abuse,emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and manipulation which these practitioners utilize in their various churches. Modern psychiatric hospitals where these patients could have gone in the first place to receive treatments are not many. The findings show that different relationship problems exist that male as well as female patients of all age groups undergo. Traditional pharmaceutical drugs were prevalently utilized but most of them were placebo in kind.In conclusion, it can be asserted that the social function of these mental treatments outweighs the abuse in general, which is tremendously circulated and reported by the media. The healing sanctuaries have important social functions, which without them modern mental institutions in Ghana will be over flooded with a tremendous number of unconventional patients. The prolific employment and glorification of Akwankyere, to psychologically speedy up treatment, makes healing methods affordable to all faithful adherentsItem Open Access Prevalence of depression and associated factors among patients with diabetes in an outpatient clinic In Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania(British Journal of Medical & Health Sciences, 2021-06) Dos Santos, Carla J. Mulambo; Adzika, Vincent; Ayim-Abogye, Desmond; Amorin, Manuelaepression and diabetes mellitus are chronic diseases with profoundly negative effects on people’s health and life expectancy. Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activities previously most enjoyed, affecting a person's thoughts, behavior, feelings, and a sense of wellbeing. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease in which blood sugar levels are too high. Depression is the second leading cause of disability in young to middle-aged adults in low and middle-income countries, following HIV/AIDS. Depression and DM co-occur in a bidirectional relationship, with a stronger association noted for the depression-predicting onset of diabetes. This co-occurrence is a major problem impacting the lives of DM patients. The purpose of this research was to uncover the links between depression and DM, aiming to propose strategies to manage depression in DM patients. Key objectives of the study were to:(i) identify key socio-demographic factors associated with the prevalence of depression among DM patients in an outpatients’ clinic in Tanzania; and (ii) propose a model health care practitioners and institutions can adopt for the prevention and management of depression among DM patients. Quantitative methods helped to uncover the impact of socio-demographic factors in the prevalence of depression in DM patients and establish the correlation between depression and diabetes as they co-occur. The research established a positive correlation between undetected and late identification of depression and the deterioration of the health condition and quality of life of DM patients; significantly higher health care bills occur when socio-demographic determinants of depression prevalence are not being well understood and managed; and a significant improvement in the quality of life when educated and counselled DM patients collaborate in managing their status. Finally, the research proposes a patient-physician Collaborative Care Model as an effective strategy for managing the pathology.Item Open Access Fundamental theorem of the theory of superiority complex(International Journal of Emerging Trends in Science and Technology, 2018-07) Ayim-Aboagye, Desmond; Gyekye, Kwabena Awere; Adzika, VincentThis article discusses Axioms of the theory of superiority complex, which is developed in the area of war, law and social psychiatry. The aim is to unfold the manner in which individuals become attached to certain ideologies and complex notions, which then repress and incubate in their unconscious minds that later reveal themselves as mental disorders. This controls their minds and actions in abnormal manners which consequently compel these individuals to act improperly in private and public lives. Complex ideas and repressed feelings are the usual manner wherein the human unconscious pours out the manufactured troubles that can lead to dissociated/split in personalities, according to psychodynamic theories. The method employed is the deductive approach which deduces the theorem from six main axioms and four definitions. Deductive reasoning usually utilises axioms and definitions which then become the basis upon which theorems and lemmas can be derived in a scientific manner. This unique approach adheres strictly to the scientific method, which reigns supreme in the way of obtaining objective knowledge which can later be tested empirically by scientists. The results furnish us with an important theorem and its corollary in medicine, which is considered the fundamental theorem for the theory of superiority complex. Individuals who harbour complex notions or ideologies tend to allow these repressed feelings to control their unconscious minds which later reveal themselves in abnormal behaviours. These are supported by Freudian and Jungian theories, in addition to more recent theories advocated by some British Psychologists, which state that the unconscious negative repressed feelings and complexes may control the inner and outer lives such that individuals may suffer the rest of their lives amidst performance of criminal activities in the lives of patients. The conclusion states that not only is the individual who possesses repressed complex ideas/ideologies has with it a latent disorder, but also where an individual is seen as having a disorder he may well reveal complex ideas as well. The implication is that no disorder is without a symptom and vice versa no symptom is without a disorder. In other words, if a patient is diagnosed as having a mental disorder, then there is a corresponding symptom which enabled doctors to have based their diagnoses upon in order to derive their sound judgment and conclusion.Item Open Access Analysis of variance of diabetic neuropathic pain interference, intensity and hypertension types in Ghana(2022-03-21) Adzika, Vincent; Appiah-Poku, John; Mensah, David; Pedro, Athena; Ahorlu, Collins; Kantanka, Safo; Quasie, OlgaDiabetic Neuropathic Pain (PDN) is the most prevalent chronic complication of diabetes and affects 30– 90% of patients with adjuvant complications. Hypertension has been found to increase the risk of longterm vascular complications of Type 2 diabetes mellitus which includes peripheral sensory diabetic neuropathic pain. However, the relationship between Diabetic Neuropathic Pain Interference, Intensity and Hypertension types among Type 2 Diabetes has not been extensively investigated. This study investigates the relationship between hypertension PDN intensity interference and pain intensity. The research design was a cross-sectional descriptive design. A sample of 125 participants was systematically selected for the study A demographic questionnaire and the Brief Pain Inventory for Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy was used to collect the data. ANOVA was used to determine whether there is an association, between the hypertension types and PDN pain intensity and interference. The study concluded that there was no relationship between Hypertension types and PDN intensity and interference. The study further discovered that whether a patient had normal hypertension, prehypertension, stage 1 hypertension, or Stage 2 hypertension, they felt equal painItem Open Access Organisational Commitment in the Public Service of Ghana: An Empirical Study(Developing Country Studies, 2014) Abdul-Nasiru, Inusah; Mensah, Robert; Amponsah-Tawiah, Kwesi; Simpeh, Kwabena Nkansah; Kumasey, Anthony SumnayaOverall performance of an organisation depends on several factors including organisational commitment. This phenomenon is a valuable factor that affects policy direction of organisations of today. The current study examines commitment of workers in the civil/public service of Ghana. In the process, the researchers also investigated differences in commitment in terms of age and length of service. Subjects were 343 male and female civil/public servants, drawn from various ministries, departments and agencies. Analyses show that males are more committed than their female counterparts. It was further revealed that age is positively associated with employee commitment, and that longer serving employees are more committed than staff with short tenure in an organisation. The implications were discussed and recommendations made.Item Open Access Body Type, Self-Esteem and Assertiveness among High School Students in Ghana(Journal of Advocacy, Research and Education, 2016-08-01) Bruce, DanielThe aim of this study was to examine the relationship between body type, self-esteem and assertiveness among adolescents of ages between 13 and 19 years. To achieve this aim, the study sampled 56 male and 94 female adolescents of the Senior High School in Accra, Ghana. Results showed that, higher self-esteem leads to assertiveness. Results also showed that body type perception affects self-esteem. It is, therefore, recommended that Guidance and Counselling officers in our schools should educate adolescent students on the three body types and the advantages associated with being one of these body types. This may help prevent developing body dysmorphic disorder, low self-esteem and non-assertiveness among students with negative perceptions of their body types and the possible effects on their personal relationships with peers, general academic performance and in- school and out-of- school life.Item Open Access Mathematics Anxiety among Ghanaian Students: A Case Study of Students of Kinbu Senior High / Technical School, Accra and Hermann-Gmeiner SOS Junior High School, Tema(Journal of Education and Practice, 2016) Bruce, DanielThe aim of this was to find out the reason for low performance in West African Examinations Council final examination in Core Mathematics. The exploratory research design was used for the study. A population of two hundred (200) students; 100 females and males in a breakdown of 50 males and 50 females from SHS and 50 males and 50 females from JHS was used. Richard Quinn’s Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale with a reliability coefficient of 0.90 (p=˂.001) and validity found to be r=.92 (p=˂.001) was used for data collection .The statistical tool used was the independent T-test comparisons. Results revealed that, mathematics anxiety exists among students in a frequency of 95 in the severe anxiety range of 75% - 95%. Out of 200 populations, 47.5% have severe anxiety for mathematics. It was also found that, significant difference exists between SHS female and SHS male. All other comparisons produce no significance. A study of the mean values showed that at the JHS level, the males have higher mathematics anxiety level than the females. At the SHS level, the males have higher mathematics anxiety levels than the females. Further, at the JHS level the males’ mathematics anxiety is a little higher than the SHS males. Mathematics anxiety level increases from the JHS to the SHS level. The males have higher mathematics anxiety levels than the females. It is recommended that, Clinical Psychologists, School Counsellors, Guidance and Counselling personnel should urgently take students through systematic desensitization using anxiety hierarchy technique and behaviour therapy using anxiety-relief response to help students eliminate or reduce mathematics anxietyItem Open Access The Influence of Self-Esteem and Peer Pressure on Career Choice of Adolescents in Greater Accra, Ghana(Texila International Journal of Academic Research, 2021) Abomah, Peter Worlanyo; Tagoe, Amanda Naa AyorkorThe study examined the influence of self-esteem and Peer pressure on the career choice of adolescents. The purpose was to determine the relationship between Peer pressure and career choice, the relationship between self-esteem and career choice, and compare the influence of self-esteem and Peer pressure on adolescent boys and girls. Cross-sectional and descriptive was the research design. Cluster sampling was used to select four schools, and stratified proportional, and simple random sampling was used to select 200 respondents. Rosenberg self-esteem, Peer pressure, and career decision scales were used to collect data from 200 Senior High School students in selected schools in the Greater Accra region Ghana. Pearson’s correlation and regression analysis were the statistical tools for the analysis of data. The results indicate that self-esteem positively correlates with the career choice of adolescents. Peer pressure positively correlates career choices of adolescents. There is no gender differences in Peer pressure and career choice of adolescents. Challenges of career choice among adolescents include the lack of career guidance, the influence of family, general indecisiveness, the desire to pursue a career that earns much, and the opinion of their peer concerning career choice.