Effect of Self-Efficacy Skills Training in Reducing Aggressive Behaviour among In-School Adolescents in Ogbomoso-Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of self-efficacy skills training in reducing aggressive behaviour among in-school adolescents. The study involved 52 respondents randomly selected from 115 students who were initially screened in two secondary schools in Ogbomoso-Nigeria. A 2x2 experimental group design was adopted, and respondents were randomly assigned to the treatment and control groups. The instrument used was Aggressive Behaviour Assessment Scale Questionnaire (ABASQ). It contained thirty items, designed to elicit response from the respondents. The psychometric property of the study was established using content validity and test re-test reliability method.  The Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient Formular was used and 0.75 was obtained using the ABASQ questionnaire. Thirteen males and13 females were randomized into two groups with eight training sessions which lasted for eight weeks. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and t-test were used to analyse the data generated at 0.05 level of significant. Results showed that the treatment package (self-efficacy skills training) was effective in reducing aggressive behaviour among adolescents. Based on the result of the findings, it was recommended that self-efficacy skills training should be incorporated into the counselling programme within the school setting to reduce the incidence of aggressive behaviour among in-school adolescents.

Keywords: Self-efficacy, Aggressive, Adolescents,