Prof. Adedeji Julius Ogunleye
Professor of Psychology, Ekiti State University
Country expert, Nigeria
Professor of Psychology, Ekiti State University · Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
Areas of expertise
- Social research
- Organisational behaviour
- Public service and workforce studies
- Gender
Research focus
Prof. Ogunleye's research is in social and organisational psychology in Nigeria. It covers work motivation and performance in the public service, organisational trust and job satisfaction among teachers, burnout among health workers, entrepreneurship, gender and power relations, and the social psychology of the criminal justice system.
Recent papers look at how people cope with chronic illness, how perceived discrimination relates to well-being in a Nigerian ethnic sample, what predicts ethical decision-making, and what is linked to adolescents' involvement in "Yahoo Plus" behaviour. Google Scholar lists 485 citations and an h-index of 11 (October 2026).
Selected experience
- Professor of Psychology, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
Selected publications
- Perceived environmental challenges and materialistic values as factors influencing Yahoo Plus behavior among Nigerian adolescents. African Journal for the Psychological Studies of Social Issues 29(1), 2026.
- Promoting entrepreneurial orientation for sustainability: the roles of self-uncertainty and fear of failure. African Journal of Stability and Development 17(1), 2025.
- Predicting ethical decision making in Nigeria: the roles of others' compassion and social dominance orientation. South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics 21(5), 2024.
- Influence of health-related quality of life on coping strategies among persons living with sickle cell disorder in Nigeria. African Journal for the Psychological Studies of Social Issues 26(1), 2023.
- Perceived pervasive discrimination and psychological well-being among a Nigeria ethnic sample: implications for restructuring Nigeria. KIU Interdisciplinary Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 2(3), 2021.
How Prof. Ogunleye strengthens PollsAfrica studies
On a PollsAfrica study, an expert is a named person who answers for the work, not a name on a list. Prof. Ogunleye is our named Nigerian expert for studies that ask people about work, well-being and social attitudes.
Study design
Prof. Ogunleye reviews the design of a study before fieldwork, drawing on his research on how Nigerians report on work, health and relationships.
Questionnaires
He checks that questions on work, well-being and social attitudes mean what we intend them to mean to a Nigerian respondent.
Findings
He reads the draft findings and advises whether they hold up before they are published or handed to a client.
The aim is results that a Nigerian reader and a funder can both trust.
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