ABSTRACT
This
study sought to explore the relative effectiveness of multi-modal therapy and
self-control techniques on the management of aggressive behaviour among
in-school adolescents in Abia State. Eight research questions and eight null
hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design employing the pretest, posttest, non-randomized
control group design with a 4x2x2 factorial matrix. The sample of the study
consisted of 120 in-school adolescents, and they were purposefully selected
from 1,327 (Males 616 and Females 711) who manifested aggressive behaviours in the
186 public secondary schools in the state. These comprised 30 students each for
multi-modal therapy, self-control techniques, combination of multi-modal
therapy with self-control and control groups respectively. The study equally adopted multi-stage
sampling techniques. The instrument used for data collection were a 30-item questionnaire
titled “Aggressive Behaviour Questionnaire” and another 30-item Personality types A/B questionnaire”. The instruments were
validated by three experts, one each from Guidance and Counselling, Psychology
and Measurement and Evaluation, from Michael Okpara University of Agriculture,
Umudike. Test of reliability for the internal consistency of all the instruments were measured using
Cronbach Alpha and the results indicated index values of 0.812, 0.728, 0.773
and 0.832 respectively. Data were collected in the three phases of
pre-treatment, treatment and follow-up periods. Data collected were analyzed
using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions and Analysis
of Covariance (ANCOVA) to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of
significance. The result showed that: Intervention using multi-modal therapy (MMT),
Self-control techniques and the
combination of multi-modal therapy and self-control techniques respectively
reduced aggressive behaviours of in-school adolescents at posttest; the treatment
using multi-modal therapy had greater effect than treatment
using self-control techniques;
the treatment using multi-modal therapy and self-control techniques had
greater effect on the Type B in-school adolescents than the Type A in-school
adolescents; male and female in-school adolescents with aggressive behaviour exposed to multi-modal therapy and self-control
techniques did not differ significantly in the reduction of their aggressive behaviour; in-school
adolescents exposed to the combined treatment using multi-modal
therapy and self-control techniques maintained their treatment
gains after six weeks follow-up period; and the treatment gains made by
in-school adolescents with aggressive
behaviour who were exposed to either multi-modal therapy or self-control techniques
equally were maintained after six weeks follow-up period. Among the educational
implications of the study was that reduction of aggressive behaviour of
in-school adolescents depends on exposure to multi-modal therapy and self-control techniques. It was
thus recommended that school counsellors who have some identified
students with aggressive behaviours in their schools, should effectively use multi-modal therapy and self-control
techniques in reducing their aggressive behaviour.
CHINWE, A (2024). Effect of Multi-modal Therapy and Self-Control Techniques on Aggression among In-school Adolescents in Abia State:-Ifenkwe, Chinwe A . Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 08, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-multi-modal-therapy-and-self-control-techniques-on-aggression-among-in-school-adolescents-in-abia-state-ifenkwe-chinwe-a-7-2
A, CHINWE. "Effect of Multi-modal Therapy and Self-Control Techniques on Aggression among In-school Adolescents in Abia State:-Ifenkwe, Chinwe A " Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 15 Apr. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-multi-modal-therapy-and-self-control-techniques-on-aggression-among-in-school-adolescents-in-abia-state-ifenkwe-chinwe-a-7-2. Accessed 08 Nov. 2024.
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A, CHINWE. "Effect of Multi-modal Therapy and Self-Control Techniques on Aggression among In-school Adolescents in Abia State:-Ifenkwe, Chinwe A " Mouau.afribary.org (2024). Accessed 08 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/effect-of-multi-modal-therapy-and-self-control-techniques-on-aggression-among-in-school-adolescents-in-abia-state-ifenkwe-chinwe-a-7-2