PSYCHOPATHIC CHARACTERIZATION AMONG NIGERIAN POLICE PERSONNEL AND INFLUENCE ON THEIR WORK MOTIVATION

Abstract

The study examined psychopathic characteristics among Nigerian Police personnel and influence on their work motivation. Using cluster sampling, 39 personnel of Nigeria Police comprising 28 (75.0%) males and 11 (25%) females, with age ranged 29-50 years, mean age 30.36 years and SD 7.03 were sampled. Instruments were Psychopathic Deviant Scale which measured psychopathic characteristics, and Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale which measured work motivation. The study adopted a predictive design and multiple regression was used to test the hypotheses. The result showed that there was no significant influence of criminal behaviour, fraudulent behaviour, delinquency, and psychopathic personality on work motivation among Nigerian Police personnel. It was recommended that the Nigerian Police personnel should always be made to undergo a personality test before they are employed.