EFFECTS OF BEHAVIOUR REHEARSAL THERAPY IN MANAGING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AMONG IN-SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN IKA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF DELTA STATE

Authors: Iyeke Patrick Okoh Ph.D & Fakrogha .i. Eregbe Ph.D

ABSTRACT

The study examined the effects of Behavior Rehearsal Therapy in managing juvenile delinquency among in-school adolescents in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State. This study adopted a pre-test-post-test control group true-experimental design. Two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The population consisted of 220 in-school adolescents in Ika South LGA, Delta State. Multi-stage random sampling was used to select 88 in-school adolescents. The participants were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Juvenile Delinquency Inventory was used to collect data for the study. The instrument was validated by three experts. Cronbach Alpha statistics was used to obtain a reliability coefficient of 0.81. The instrument was used to collect data for pre-test scores for both experimental and control group which was followed by a six weeks treatment of the experimental group while the control group was not treated, at the end of the treatment session, both experimental and control group were post-tested using the same instrument. The data collected were analyzed using paired sample t-test, LSD Post hoc multiple comparisons and Analysis of Covariance. The findings of the study showed that Behavior Rehearsal Therapy was effective in managing Juvenile Delinquency among in-school adolescents in Ika South Local Government Area, Delta State. Based on the findings, it was recommended that, School Counsellors should make use of Behavior Rehearsal Therapy when counselling in-school adolescents who has Delinquency behavior.

Keywords: Juvenile, Behavior Rehearsal Therapy, Delinquency and Effects

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