EFFECTS OF RATIONAL SELF ANALYSIS AND COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING COUNSELLING TECHNIQUES ON BULLYING BEHAVIOUR AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN LOKOJA, KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorUSMAN, Abdul Ramat
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-27T16:35:11Z
dc.date.available2019-09-27T16:35:11Z
dc.date.issued2019-05
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE IN GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELLING, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIAen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the Effects of Rational Self Analysis (RSA) and Cognitive Restructuring (CR) Counselling Techniques on Bullying Behaviour among Secondary School Students in Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria. It has six stated objectives to carry out the study upon which six research questions, hypotheses and basic assumptions were respectively or correspondingly formulated. The research design used for this study was quasi experimental design using pre-test post-test. 164 secondary school students formed the population out of which 20 are quasi experimental groups that constituted the sample size of the study using purposive, simple and stratified sampling techniques. Data for the study were collected using tudents‟ Bullying Behaviour Scale (SBBS). The study had two treatment groups namely: Rational Self Analysis and Cognitive Restructuring counselling techniques. The participants were assigned into these two groups and exposed to treatment. Validity and reliability of the Students‟ Bullying Behaviour Scale was established with r = 0.85 which was considered reliable for the study. The results of the study showed that there was significant effect of rational self analysis counselling technique on physical bullying behaviour among secondary school students with (p = 0.000). There was significant effect of cognitive restructuring counselling technique on physical bullying behaviour among secondary school students with (p = 0.000); amongst others. Based on the findings of the study, the following recommendations were made: Since there was significant effect of RSA counselling technique on physical bullying behaviour of secondary school students, professional guidance counsellors, psychologists and other care providers in the secondary schools should utilised rational self analysis counselling technique in treating and reducing physical bullying behaviour among secondary school students. Since there was significant effect of CR counselling technique on physical bullying behaviour of secondary school students, professional guidance counsellors, psychologists and other care providers operating within and outside the secondary school environment should used cognitive restructuring counselling technique in treating and reducing physical bullying behaviour among secondary school students.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12055
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectEFFECTS,en_US
dc.subjectRATIONAL SELF ANALYSIS,en_US
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING COUNSELLING TECHNIQUES,en_US
dc.subjectBULLYING BEHAVIOUR,en_US
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS,en_US
dc.subjectLOKOJA, KOGI STATE,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIA,en_US
dc.titleEFFECTS OF RATIONAL SELF ANALYSIS AND COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING COUNSELLING TECHNIQUES ON BULLYING BEHAVIOUR AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN LOKOJA, KOGI STATE, NIGERIAen_US
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