scholarly journals Effect of Personality Types of Extension Personnel on their Job Performance in Rivers State Agricultural Development Programme.

1970 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-104
Author(s):  
MC Ijeoma ◽  
OM Adesope

This research examined the effect of personality types of extension personnel on their job performance in Rivers State Agricultural Development Programme (RISADEP). Specifically, the study described the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, identified the individual personality types of extension personnel in RISADEP, ascertained the job performance of extension personnel; determined whether a relationship exist between job performance and personality type of extension personnel and whether Socio-demographic characteristics affect job performance of extension personnel. Data collection was with the aid of a structured questionnaire administered to 63 extension personnel which was randomly selected from six area offices of which only 57 was useable for analysis. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage and correlation analysis. The findings of the study indicated that the level of job performance for each of the extension personnel sampled was rated above average with a mean performance of 71.39. The correlation analysis result showed that there is a significant relationship between job performance and personality type of extension personnel of 0.411 at 0.01level of significance, with more of the extension personnel with ESFJ (Extroverted feeling with sensing) (29.82%) personality type followed by ISFJ (Introverted sensing with feeling) (19.3%) and ENFJ (Extroverted feeling with intuiting) (12.28), ENFP (Extroverted intuiting with feeling), ENTP (Extroverted intuiting with thinking), ESTJ (Extroverted thinking with sensing) with (8.8%). Findings also revealed that socio-demographic characteristics do not significantly affect job performance of extension personnel except experience which had a positive and significant correlation of 0.276 at 0.05level of significance. It is therefore recommended among others that a personality test be conducted during recruitment of personnel to ensure that personnel with the right personality are employed and a constant appraisal of extension personnel job performance to make sure that they are up and doing.Key words: Extension personnel, Personality type and Job performance

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Andrei Aleksandrovich Korolev

From the psychological-social perspective, the problem of bullying is relevant and significant. The article provides the opinions of different authors on the problem of bullying, its types, and peculiarities of manifestation. Special attention is given to the attitudes of the parties to bullying - aggressor and victim – viewed in their close interrelation . Special emphasis is placed on position of a victim. Based on victimological approach, a hypothesis is put forward on the significance of the victim personality in a situation of bullying, depending on personality type, susceptibility or resistance  of an individual to the effects of bullying. The object of this research is the impact of bullying factors upon victim personality. The subject the correlation between victim personality type and specificity of the impact of bullying. The research employs MMPI typological survey, as well as based on the classification of the impact of bullying forms a questionnaire that includes most relevant for the respondents bullying factors. The use of correlation analysis allowed establishing both positive and negative correlations between the personality type and specificity of the impact of bullying (bullying factor). Such research indicate the specific susceptibility/resistance to certain manifestations of bullying, characteristic to a number of personality types (hysteroid, excitable, epileptoid, psychasthenic, schizoid). The acquired results contribute to the organization of targeted psychological that would help a person to overcome difficulties in a situation of bullying.


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 231-235
Author(s):  
O. Omoregie ◽  
M. J. Koyenikan

The study examined the influence of the personal characteristics of extension agents in Edo State Agricultural Development Programme (ESADP) on their job performance. A well - structured questionnaire was used to collect information from fifty-three respondents, spread across the ADP blocks in the three agricultural zones in the study area. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and chi-square.  The findings of the study showed that majority of the respondents were male (66.0%) and married (94.3%). Majority (83%) had OND/NCE certificate and were relatively young (average age = 40 years) and experienced as extension agents (average = 14 years). The job performance of majority of the extension workers was rated high (58.5%). Also, Chi- square result showed that there was no significant association between the personal characteristics of the extension agents and their job performance. The study therefore suggests the need to examine organizational factors as crucial incentives needed to enhance the job performance of the workers in the study area


2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
STEPHEN OLUSEUN ADEOGUN ◽  
OLAOLUWA AYODEJI ADEBAYO ◽  
COMFORT OYEKALE ADAMU ◽  
OLUSOLA AROWOLO

This study examined Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) employees’ personal characteristics and related factors affecting their job performance in Northern Nigeria. A two-stage sampling procedure was used to select 120 employees. Data were obtained using a structured questionnaire. The results revealed a positive significant relationship between work constraints, farmer, institutional, family and self-related factors affecting ADP employees’ job performance. It is recommended that organisations should put into consideration the related factors in the design of program interventions and their implementation in ensuring a better employee job performance.


2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 151
Author(s):  
Harningsih Fitri Situmorang

Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan :(1) Untuk mengetahui hasil belajar ekonomi siswa yang diajar dengan strategi pembelajaran berbasis masalah lebih tinggi dari siswa yang diajar dengan strategi pembelajaran ekspositori. (2) Untuk mengetahui hasil belajar  ekonomi siswa yang memiliki tipe kepribadian ekstrovert dan siswa yang memiliki kepribadian introvert. (3) Untuk mengetahui interaksi antara strategi pembelajaran dengan tipe kepribadian  terhadap hasil belajar Ekonomi. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kuasi eksperimen dengan desain faktorial 2 x 2. Uji statistik yang digunakan adalah statistik deskriptif untuk menyajikan data dan dilanjutkan dengan statistik inferensial dengan menggunakan ANAVA dua jalur dengan taraf signifikan α = 0,05 yang dilanjutkan dengan uji Scheffe. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan: (1) hasil belajar ekonomi siswa yang diajarkan dengan strategi pembelajaran berbasis masalah lebih tinggi dari pada hasil belajar ekonomi siswa yang diajarkan dengan strategi pembelajaran ekspositori; (2) hasil belajar ekonomi siswa yang memiliki kepribadian ekstrovert lebih tinggi dari pada hasil belajar ekonomi siswa yang memiliki tipe kepribadian introvert; (3) terdapat interaksi antara strategi pembelajaran dengan tipe kepribadian  dalam mempengaruhi hasil belajar siswa. Hipotesis ini menunjukkan bahwa strategi pembelajaran berbasis masalah lebih tepat daripada model pembelajaran ekspositori dalam meningkatkan hasil belajar ekonomi siswa, dan siswa yang memiliki tipe kepribadian ekstrovert akan memperoleh hasil yang lebih baik dari pada siswa yang memiliki tipe kepribadian introvert. Kata Kunci: strategi pembelajaran, tipe kepribadian, hasil belajar ekonomi. Abstract: This study aims: (1) To find out the results of students' economic learning taught by problem-based learning strategy is higher than students who are taught by expository learning strategy. (2) To know the economic learning result of students who have extrovert personality type and students who have introverted personality. (3) To know the interaction between learning strategy with personality type to Economic learning result. The research method used is quasi experiment with 2 x 2 factorial design. Statistical test used is descriptive statistics to present the data and continued with inferential statistic by using two way ANOVA with significant level α = 0,05 followed by Scheffe test. The results showed: (1) the students 'economic learning outcomes taught with problem-based learning strategy is higher than the students' economic learning outcomes taught with expository learning strategies; (2) the students 'economic learning outcomes that have extroverted personality is higher than the students' economic learning outcomes that have introverted personality types; (3) there is interaction between learning strategy with personality type in influencing student learning outcomes. This hypothesis suggests that problem-based learning strategies are more appropriate than expository learning models in improving students' economic learning outcomes, and students with extroverted personality types will achieve better outcomes than students with introverted personality types. Keywords: learning strategy, personality type, economic learning result


Finance is an important input of agriculture. Sufficient and timely credit to the farmer is vital and indispensable for the rehabilitation and progress of agriculture. The present study was conducted in the West Tripura district of Tripura to analyze the magnitude, utilization, and constraints of farm finance availed by the borrowers in the district. 120 sample farmers and 20 lenders were selected using a purposive random sampling technique for detailed analysis. Data were collected by survey method using pretested schedules. The study revealed an increasing trend in terms of branch expansion, total deposits and advances over the years. Moreover, the C-D ratio increased from 41 in 2013-14to 45.77 in 2017-18. The sector-wise advances of banks showed an increasing trend and percentage share to the agricultural, and non-farm sectors was 27.57 and 72.43 in West Tripura. Inadequacy of loans, and lengthy lending procedures were problems identified by the borrower farmers. The majority of farmers (89.16 percent) opined that the borrowed amount was not adequate for meeting their farm expenses. As per the bank officials, the non-availability of the land records (80 percent) with the borrower was a major problem. To improve borrowing and utilization of farm finance remedial measures such as post-credit supervision by the Bank Field Officer and disbursement of the major portion of the loan in kind form may be adopted.


2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizqi Wahyu Hidayati ◽  
Retno Sumiyarini

Abstract : Adolescent was a period from children to adult which is 11 – 21 years old. Nowadays, the number of adolescents was one-sixth of world population. The characteristic of this period wee egocentric, over estimates, and aggressive. Because of this, adolescent was under attention. Family was first line which influences their development. Moreover, family who had verbal abuse and hostility, it could make unstable and negative emotion. It also influenced the children personality types. Children who grow with physically and psychologically trauma, they susceptible had anxiety disorder, PTSD, depression, and personality disorder. The aim of this research was to see the descriptive of parental verbal abuse and personality type in adolescents at 2 Gamping junior High School. This research used quantitative method with descriptive design. The number of the sample was 89. The inclusions were the students who lived with their parents (mother/father/both) in the same house and they were 12 – 14 years old. This research used simple random technique. Besides, the questioners used verbal abuse and Myerss Briggs Type Indicator Personality. Next, it was tested by coefficient contingency. Finally, the researcher got Ethical Clearance from ethical commission in Health Faculty of Jenderal Achmad Yani Yogyakarta University. Based on result, it can be seen that majority of the students got vebal abuse in low category (88,8%). Next, majority of the students also had introvert personality type (50,6%). Although, the difference between introvert and extrovert was not significant (0, 01%). Researcher hopes that this result could be the based data of next research.Keywords : Parental Verbal Abuses Personality types; Adolescents Abstrak : Remaja merupakan masa peralihan anak-anak ke dewasa dengan rentang usia 11 – 21 tahun. Jumlah remaja saat ini seperenam populasi dunia. Berdasarkan jumlah dan karakteristik remaja yang ego sentris, over estimates, pemarah, dan agresif menjadikan kelompok ini diperhatikan. Keluarga merupakan lingkungan pertama yang dapat mempengaruhi perkembangan remaja. Keluarga yang penuh dengan celaan dan permusuhan menyebabkan emosi anak tidak stabil dan negatif. Hal ini juga akan berdampak pada tipe kepribadian anak. Anak yang tumbuh dengan trauma baik fisik maupun psikologis, maka akan memiliki gangguan kecemasan, PTSD, depresi, dan gangguan kepribadian. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk melihat gambaran perilaku verbal abuse orang tua dan tipe kepribadian remaja di SMP N 2 Gamping Yogyakarta.Penelitian ini merupakaan penelitian kuantitatif dengan deskriptif. Jumlah sampel yang digunakan yaitu 89 dengan kriteria inklusi antara lain siswa tinggal satu atap bersama dengan orang tua (single parentsatau lengkap) dan berusia 12 – 14 tahun dengan simple random technique. Kuesiner menggunakan verbal abuse dan Myerss Briggs Type Indicator Personality.Diuji menggunakan koeffisien kontingensi. Persetujuan etik didapatkan dari Komisi Etik Fakultas Kesehatan Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani Yogyakarta. Berdasarkan hasil didapatkan bahwa mayoritas siswa mengalami kekerasan verbal dari orang tua dengan kategori rendah yaitu 88, 8%. Selanjutnya, sebagian besar siswa memiliki kepribadian introvert dengan prosentase 50, 6%. Selain itu dapat dilihat bahwa mayoritas siswa memiliki nilai kekerasan verbal kategori rendah. Hal ini dapat dijadikan dasar penelitian selanjutnya tentang faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi nilai kekerasan verbal orang tua dalam kategori rendah.Kata Kunci : Verbal Abuse, Orang tua, Tipe Kepribadian, Remaja


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