EFFECT OF COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING ON DELINQUENT BEHAVIOUR AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN BORSTAL TRAINING INSTITUTE, BARNAWA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

dc.contributor.authorANYIO, Bahago Theophilus
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-09T08:44:23Z
dc.date.available2016-08-09T08:44:23Z
dc.date.issued2015-08
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF A MASTER DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELLING, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the effect of cognitive restructuring on Delinquent Behaviour among adolescents in Borstal training Institute, Barnawa, Kaduna State, Nigeria. The study employed a quasi experimental, non-equivalent control group, pre-test-post-test design. The population of the study was 364 inmates out of which 40 inmates were purposively sampled and used for the study. The instruments used for Data Collection was Conduct Disorder Scale (CDS) and Inmates Therapeutic Technique Questionnaire (ITTQ). Research question and hypotheses were analysed using mean, standard deviation and t-test. These hypotheses where drawn for this study and the findings reveal that significant difference exist between those in the experimental and control group in their aggressive (P=0.05, t=1.96), Hostility (P=0.30, t=1.96) and theft delinquent behaviour (P=0.000, t=1.96) after exposure to cognitive restructuring treatment technique respectively. It was recommended among others that psychologist and those in the helping profession be encouraged to use cognitive restructuring technique to serve as corrective measures for delinquent adolescents. The study will serve as a reference point for parents, teachers, owners of delinquent homes and the government.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8399
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE RESTRUCTURINGen_US
dc.subjectDELINQUENT BEHAVIOURen_US
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS IN BORSTALen_US
dc.subjectTRAINING INSTITUTEen_US
dc.subjectBARNAWAen_US
dc.subjectKADUNA STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.titleEFFECT OF COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING ON DELINQUENT BEHAVIOUR AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN BORSTAL TRAINING INSTITUTE, BARNAWA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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