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European Journal of Education Studies

The purpose of this study was to investigate the emotional intelligence as correlates of job comm... more The purpose of this study was to investigate the emotional intelligence as correlates of job commitment in secondary schools in Enugu State, Nigeria. The research design adopted for this study was correlational design. Three research questions and a hypothesis guided the study. The population for the study consisted of all 69 school counsellors currently serving in the 194 public schools in Nsukka, Enugu and Awgu Education Zones. Researchers designed questionnaires were used for the data collected. The instruments were face validated by three experts one in measurement and evaluation, and the remaining two from Guidance and Counselling all from the Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The result of the analysis yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.73 for SSCEIQ and 0.83 for SSCJCQ and an overall reliability coefficient of 0.78. The data collected for the study were analysed using Pearson’s correlation analysis at the significance level of 0.05 and to test the hyp...

European Journal of Social Sciences Studies, Mar 2, 2022

The study examined the implication of moral decadence on the academic performance of students in ... more The study examined the implication of moral decadence on the academic performance of students in tertiary institutions of Anambra State. The design of the study is a crosssectional survey research design. Three research questions were formulated to form the study. The population of the study was 400 students. The population was made up of 8 tertiary institutions of learning in Anambra state which includes

SAPIENTIA GLOBAL JOURNAL OF ARTS, HUMANITIES AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, Jun 6, 2021

Family planning is an organized effort of expert for people to live a fulfilled life. This study ... more Family planning is an organized effort of expert for people to live a fulfilled life. This study was carried out to investigate the attitude of educated and non educated married people towards family planning practices in Enugu west Senatorial zone in Enugu State. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of this study comprised 4,260 married people. Stratified random and purposive sampling techniques were used to select 426 married people. An instrument developed by the researcher titled "Attitude of educated and non educated Married People towards Family Planning Practice" (AENMTFPP) was used for data collection. The instrument was subjected to face and content validation. The reliability was established using Cronbach Alpha. The result gave coefficient value of 0.73 for family planning practices. The researchers administered the instrument with the help of five research assistants. The research assistants were trained on how to distribute and collect the instrument. The completed copies of the questionnaire were collected on the spot. The data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL SCIENCES, PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES, Jun 7, 2021

African Journal of Educational Management, Teaching and Entrepreneurship Studies, Apr 13, 2021

AFRREV IJAH: An International Journal of Arts and Humanities, 2012

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL SCIENCES, PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES, Jun 7, 2021

Self efficacy is the consciousness of an inner ability, strength and potential to exert control o... more Self efficacy is the consciousness of an inner ability, strength and potential to exert control over one's own motivation. The study adopted Correlational Design. The population of this study comprised 300 Senior Secondary School Students. Stratified random sampling was used to select a sample of the entire population. The instrument was a questionnaire section A&B. The Instrument was validated by experts while the reliability of the instrument was determined by the use of Cronbach Alpha formula which yielded reliability Coefficient of 0.76. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while T-test was used to analyze the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance and appropriate degree of freedom it was found

SAPIENTIA FOUNDATION JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, SCIENCES AND GENDER STUDIES, Jun 9, 2021

Family planning is the process of controlling the birth rate, spacing the interval of child birth... more Family planning is the process of controlling the birth rate, spacing the interval of child birth and gender selection. This study was carried out to investigate forms of family planning practices in Enugu west Senatorial zone in Enugu State. Two research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study.

African Research Review, 2012

This paper discusses marriage counselling in Multicultural society: Nigerian experience. The rese... more This paper discusses marriage counselling in Multicultural society: Nigerian experience. The researcher sees Multicultural Counselling as a helping relationship, which involves two or more persons with different culture, beliefs and environment. The paper discusses how multicultural counselling can be applied in marriage in the society with different culture, beliefs, norms and environment. This is because the counsellors should be able to understand the cultural conditioning, of their clients and the socio political system of the society which they are part of. The counsellor should be able to challenge societal values which may likely influence their practice with diverse clients. The demonstration of competence in marriage counselling involves beliefs, attitude, knowledge and skills. The paper also discusses the Copyright © IAARR 2012: www.afrrevjo.net 250 Indexed African Journals Online: www.ajol.info problems facing the multicultural counselling which include cultural bias among counsellor, lack of knowledge among counsellors and interference of pastors and elders in the counselling profession. Some recommendations were made as follows; development of awareness of cultural values and biases on the part of the counsellors. Counsellors should be aware of the cultural background of each counselee. Counsellors should try to understand the feelings of their clients who are culturally diverse. Counsellors will develop the understanding of the cultural adaptation and finally, counsellors should develop and use appropriate counselling strategies and techniques.

European Journal of Education Studies, 2022

This study examined the relationship between parenting style and sexual behaviour of in-school ad... more This study examined the relationship between parenting style and sexual behaviour of in-school adolescents in the South East Zone of Nigeria. The population of this study comprised 137, 095 in-school adolescents in senior secondary II in public secondary schools. The sample of the study was 1200 senior secondary II in-school adolescents. Three research questions and one hypothesis were formulated for the study and the study adopted a correlation survey design. Two instruments, namely: Parenting Style Questionnaire (PSQ) with a reliability coefficient of 0.66; and Sexual Behaviour Questionnaire (SBQ) with a reliability coefficient of 0.78 were developed by the researcher and used for data collection in the study. The research questions in the study were answered using mean, standard deviation, simple regression analysis while t-test and multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result obtained indicated that the parenting styles t...

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Jan 20, 2023

Some students at the secondary and high school levels in western countries drop out having been l... more Some students at the secondary and high school levels in western countries drop out having been labelled underachievers, even though teachers sometimes fail to establish whether such students underachieve in a particular subject or in all subjects. However, opinions are divided among educationists regarding the definition and causes of underachievement. This paper addresses some contemporary issues associated with underachievement. The rationale for the study is to identify the groups of learners referred to as underachievers and to find out if their condition can be improved with the help of teachers, psychologists and parents. Categorizing underachievers into different types has had an impact in proffering solutions, especially in the case of socalled gifted underachievers a phrase which otherwise appears to be an "oxymoron or educational enigma" (Barbara 2005). The question of whether or not underachieving learners can still learn is answered in the affirmative after consulting the literature on counselling and motivation.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Jan 19, 2023

International Journal of Current Science Research and Review

The study is carried out in Anambra state. The researchers adopted descriptive survey design for ... more The study is carried out in Anambra state. The researchers adopted descriptive survey design for this study. A sample size of 147 Counsellors who are willing to participate in the study is drawn through accidental sampling techniques from the areas of their meetings. A four rated scale of strongly agreed, agreed, disagreed and strongly disagreed questionnaire developed by the researchers on Essential Counselling Skills Needed for Helping Under-achieve Succeed Among secondary school Students in Anambra State (QOECSSNFHUASSASSSIAS) is used for data collection. Test retest is used to establish the reliability coefficient of the instrument and the value is 0.80 which the researchers considered to be high enough for the study. On the spot administration of the instrument is adopted by the researchers to ensure a hundred percent return. The data collected is analyzed using the weighted arithmetic mean and ranking. The cutoff point regarding an item being in existence as in agreed or not a...

International Journal of Vocational Education and Training Research, 2018

African Research Review, 2018

There have been controversies on the influence of gender on academic performance of students in r... more There have been controversies on the influence of gender on academic performance of students in relation to the teaching method(s) used in the teaching and learning processes. Using discussion method of teaching, the researchers ascertained the effect of the method on male and female students' academic performance in the teaching of accounting. Two research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Quasi experimental design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 185 Senior Secondary (SS) II accounting students and the sample consisted of 58 accounting students purposively selected. Instrument for data collection was Accounting Achievement Test (AAT) validated by three experts. Test re-test was used to establish the reliability of the instrument and the reliability coefficient of 0.86 was obtained using Spearman Brown Prophecy formula. Data collected were analysed using mean scores for research questions and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) for the null hypotheses. Findings of the study showed that both male and female students taught accounting using discussion method of teaching obtained higher post test scores. Also, there was no significant difference in the mean achievement scores of male and female students taught accounting using discussion method of teaching.

This study examined school-based related factors inhibiting the administration of guidance and co... more This study examined school-based related factors inhibiting the administration of guidance and counselling services in Nigerian secondary schools in Delta State. Two research questions guided the study. The study employed the descriptive survey research design. The population for the study comprised 471 counsellors from 471 secondary schools in Delta State, Nigeria. Sample size for the study is 141 counsellors (30%) selected from 141 secondary schools in Delta State using stratified random sampling technique. A 31-item questionnaire developed by the researcher and titled “School-Based Related Factors Inhibiting Guidance and Counselling Services Questionnaire (SBRFIGCQ)” served as instrument for data collection. Both validity and reliability of the questionnaire were established. Data were analyzed using only mean score at 2.50 rating. Findings of the study indicated that, school-based related factors as inadequate funding for the provision of facilities, inappropriate utilization of...

The parent-child relationship is one of the most trust-worthy relationships of a society. It is o... more The parent-child relationship is one of the most trust-worthy relationships of a society. It is one of the long lasting social ties among human beings and a pillar for forming family. But a very common problem most times to every family irrespective of its social, financial status is conflicts between parents and children, which is an aspect of the parent-child relationship that is characterized by discordant and acrimonious interactions during which both the parent and child display negative behaviours and affect. Many times, it is visible and many times, it is invisible. Factors which turnout to be the causes of this conflict are parental expectations related to discipline and understanding family responsibilities, academic performance, children purported parents interference in their private lives, focusing on bad behaviours exhibited at all times without noticing and encouraging good behaviour sometimes among others. This paper examines the management of conflict between parents...

The parent-child relationship is one of the most trust-worthy relationships of a society. It is o... more The parent-child relationship is one of the most trust-worthy relationships of a society. It is one of the long lasting social ties among human beings and a pillar for forming family. But a very common problem most times to every family irrespective of its social, financial status is conflicts between parents and children, which is an aspect of the parent-child relationship that is characterized by discordant and acrimonious interactions during which both the parent and child display negative behaviours and affect. Many times, it is visible and many times, it is invisible. Factors which turnout to be the causes of this conflict are parental expectations related to discipline and understanding family responsibilities, academic performance, children purported parents interference in their private lives, focusing on bad behaviours exhibited at all times without noticing and encouraging good behaviour sometimes among others. This paper examines the management of conflict between parents...

European Journal of Education Studies, 2020

The study sought to determine the relationship between parents’ home participation in primary sch... more The study sought to determine the relationship between parents’ home participation in primary school pupil’s learning and pupil’s academic achievement in Anambra State, Nigeria. The study was guided by five research questions and two null hypotheses. A correlational research design was used. Disproportionate stratified sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 1,680 students from a population of 90,411 primary school pupils in Anambra State. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire titled “Parental Participation Questionnaire (PIQ)”. It has internal consistency reliability coefficient alpha of 0.78. The instrument was used to collect data which was administrated through the direct delivery approach. Research questions 1, 2, and 3 were answered using a range of aggregate scores, research questions 4 and 5 were answered using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient while the null hypotheses tested using a t-test for correlation. Findings from the stud...

European Journal of Education Studies, 2020

This study examined the effect of assertiveness training on social withdrawal among adolescents i... more This study examined the effect of assertiveness training on social withdrawal among adolescents in secondary schools in Owerri Municipal of Imo State. A quasi-experimental design with a pre-test, post-test and control group method was adopted for this study. Two research questions were used, and two null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance guided the study. The population of this study comprised 2892 (1638 males and 1254 females) SS2 students from 10 public secondary schools in Owerri Municipal council of Imo State, Nigeria. The sample for the study was 32 social withdrawal students who were selected through purposive sampling technique. Two instruments were used for data collection, namely; student’s social withdrawal identification scales (SSWIS) and student’s social withdrawal tendency scales (SSWTS). The items in the instruments were validated by experts in measurement and evaluation as well as Guidance and Counseling, and the reliability of the research instruments ...

European Journal of Education Studies

The purpose of this study was to investigate the emotional intelligence as correlates of job comm... more The purpose of this study was to investigate the emotional intelligence as correlates of job commitment in secondary schools in Enugu State, Nigeria. The research design adopted for this study was correlational design. Three research questions and a hypothesis guided the study. The population for the study consisted of all 69 school counsellors currently serving in the 194 public schools in Nsukka, Enugu and Awgu Education Zones. Researchers designed questionnaires were used for the data collected. The instruments were face validated by three experts one in measurement and evaluation, and the remaining two from Guidance and Counselling all from the Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The result of the analysis yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.73 for SSCEIQ and 0.83 for SSCJCQ and an overall reliability coefficient of 0.78. The data collected for the study were analysed using Pearson’s correlation analysis at the significance level of 0.05 and to test the hyp...

European Journal of Social Sciences Studies, Mar 2, 2022

The study examined the implication of moral decadence on the academic performance of students in ... more The study examined the implication of moral decadence on the academic performance of students in tertiary institutions of Anambra State. The design of the study is a crosssectional survey research design. Three research questions were formulated to form the study. The population of the study was 400 students. The population was made up of 8 tertiary institutions of learning in Anambra state which includes

SAPIENTIA GLOBAL JOURNAL OF ARTS, HUMANITIES AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, Jun 6, 2021

Family planning is an organized effort of expert for people to live a fulfilled life. This study ... more Family planning is an organized effort of expert for people to live a fulfilled life. This study was carried out to investigate the attitude of educated and non educated married people towards family planning practices in Enugu west Senatorial zone in Enugu State. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of this study comprised 4,260 married people. Stratified random and purposive sampling techniques were used to select 426 married people. An instrument developed by the researcher titled "Attitude of educated and non educated Married People towards Family Planning Practice" (AENMTFPP) was used for data collection. The instrument was subjected to face and content validation. The reliability was established using Cronbach Alpha. The result gave coefficient value of 0.73 for family planning practices. The researchers administered the instrument with the help of five research assistants. The research assistants were trained on how to distribute and collect the instrument. The completed copies of the questionnaire were collected on the spot. The data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL SCIENCES, PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES, Jun 7, 2021

African Journal of Educational Management, Teaching and Entrepreneurship Studies, Apr 13, 2021

AFRREV IJAH: An International Journal of Arts and Humanities, 2012

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL SCIENCES, PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES, Jun 7, 2021

Self efficacy is the consciousness of an inner ability, strength and potential to exert control o... more Self efficacy is the consciousness of an inner ability, strength and potential to exert control over one's own motivation. The study adopted Correlational Design. The population of this study comprised 300 Senior Secondary School Students. Stratified random sampling was used to select a sample of the entire population. The instrument was a questionnaire section A&B. The Instrument was validated by experts while the reliability of the instrument was determined by the use of Cronbach Alpha formula which yielded reliability Coefficient of 0.76. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while T-test was used to analyze the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance and appropriate degree of freedom it was found

SAPIENTIA FOUNDATION JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, SCIENCES AND GENDER STUDIES, Jun 9, 2021

Family planning is the process of controlling the birth rate, spacing the interval of child birth... more Family planning is the process of controlling the birth rate, spacing the interval of child birth and gender selection. This study was carried out to investigate forms of family planning practices in Enugu west Senatorial zone in Enugu State. Two research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study.

African Research Review, 2012

This paper discusses marriage counselling in Multicultural society: Nigerian experience. The rese... more This paper discusses marriage counselling in Multicultural society: Nigerian experience. The researcher sees Multicultural Counselling as a helping relationship, which involves two or more persons with different culture, beliefs and environment. The paper discusses how multicultural counselling can be applied in marriage in the society with different culture, beliefs, norms and environment. This is because the counsellors should be able to understand the cultural conditioning, of their clients and the socio political system of the society which they are part of. The counsellor should be able to challenge societal values which may likely influence their practice with diverse clients. The demonstration of competence in marriage counselling involves beliefs, attitude, knowledge and skills. The paper also discusses the Copyright © IAARR 2012: www.afrrevjo.net 250 Indexed African Journals Online: www.ajol.info problems facing the multicultural counselling which include cultural bias among counsellor, lack of knowledge among counsellors and interference of pastors and elders in the counselling profession. Some recommendations were made as follows; development of awareness of cultural values and biases on the part of the counsellors. Counsellors should be aware of the cultural background of each counselee. Counsellors should try to understand the feelings of their clients who are culturally diverse. Counsellors will develop the understanding of the cultural adaptation and finally, counsellors should develop and use appropriate counselling strategies and techniques.

European Journal of Education Studies, 2022

This study examined the relationship between parenting style and sexual behaviour of in-school ad... more This study examined the relationship between parenting style and sexual behaviour of in-school adolescents in the South East Zone of Nigeria. The population of this study comprised 137, 095 in-school adolescents in senior secondary II in public secondary schools. The sample of the study was 1200 senior secondary II in-school adolescents. Three research questions and one hypothesis were formulated for the study and the study adopted a correlation survey design. Two instruments, namely: Parenting Style Questionnaire (PSQ) with a reliability coefficient of 0.66; and Sexual Behaviour Questionnaire (SBQ) with a reliability coefficient of 0.78 were developed by the researcher and used for data collection in the study. The research questions in the study were answered using mean, standard deviation, simple regression analysis while t-test and multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result obtained indicated that the parenting styles t...

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Jan 20, 2023

Some students at the secondary and high school levels in western countries drop out having been l... more Some students at the secondary and high school levels in western countries drop out having been labelled underachievers, even though teachers sometimes fail to establish whether such students underachieve in a particular subject or in all subjects. However, opinions are divided among educationists regarding the definition and causes of underachievement. This paper addresses some contemporary issues associated with underachievement. The rationale for the study is to identify the groups of learners referred to as underachievers and to find out if their condition can be improved with the help of teachers, psychologists and parents. Categorizing underachievers into different types has had an impact in proffering solutions, especially in the case of socalled gifted underachievers a phrase which otherwise appears to be an "oxymoron or educational enigma" (Barbara 2005). The question of whether or not underachieving learners can still learn is answered in the affirmative after consulting the literature on counselling and motivation.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Jan 19, 2023

International Journal of Current Science Research and Review

The study is carried out in Anambra state. The researchers adopted descriptive survey design for ... more The study is carried out in Anambra state. The researchers adopted descriptive survey design for this study. A sample size of 147 Counsellors who are willing to participate in the study is drawn through accidental sampling techniques from the areas of their meetings. A four rated scale of strongly agreed, agreed, disagreed and strongly disagreed questionnaire developed by the researchers on Essential Counselling Skills Needed for Helping Under-achieve Succeed Among secondary school Students in Anambra State (QOECSSNFHUASSASSSIAS) is used for data collection. Test retest is used to establish the reliability coefficient of the instrument and the value is 0.80 which the researchers considered to be high enough for the study. On the spot administration of the instrument is adopted by the researchers to ensure a hundred percent return. The data collected is analyzed using the weighted arithmetic mean and ranking. The cutoff point regarding an item being in existence as in agreed or not a...

International Journal of Vocational Education and Training Research, 2018

African Research Review, 2018

There have been controversies on the influence of gender on academic performance of students in r... more There have been controversies on the influence of gender on academic performance of students in relation to the teaching method(s) used in the teaching and learning processes. Using discussion method of teaching, the researchers ascertained the effect of the method on male and female students' academic performance in the teaching of accounting. Two research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Quasi experimental design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 185 Senior Secondary (SS) II accounting students and the sample consisted of 58 accounting students purposively selected. Instrument for data collection was Accounting Achievement Test (AAT) validated by three experts. Test re-test was used to establish the reliability of the instrument and the reliability coefficient of 0.86 was obtained using Spearman Brown Prophecy formula. Data collected were analysed using mean scores for research questions and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) for the null hypotheses. Findings of the study showed that both male and female students taught accounting using discussion method of teaching obtained higher post test scores. Also, there was no significant difference in the mean achievement scores of male and female students taught accounting using discussion method of teaching.

This study examined school-based related factors inhibiting the administration of guidance and co... more This study examined school-based related factors inhibiting the administration of guidance and counselling services in Nigerian secondary schools in Delta State. Two research questions guided the study. The study employed the descriptive survey research design. The population for the study comprised 471 counsellors from 471 secondary schools in Delta State, Nigeria. Sample size for the study is 141 counsellors (30%) selected from 141 secondary schools in Delta State using stratified random sampling technique. A 31-item questionnaire developed by the researcher and titled “School-Based Related Factors Inhibiting Guidance and Counselling Services Questionnaire (SBRFIGCQ)” served as instrument for data collection. Both validity and reliability of the questionnaire were established. Data were analyzed using only mean score at 2.50 rating. Findings of the study indicated that, school-based related factors as inadequate funding for the provision of facilities, inappropriate utilization of...

The parent-child relationship is one of the most trust-worthy relationships of a society. It is o... more The parent-child relationship is one of the most trust-worthy relationships of a society. It is one of the long lasting social ties among human beings and a pillar for forming family. But a very common problem most times to every family irrespective of its social, financial status is conflicts between parents and children, which is an aspect of the parent-child relationship that is characterized by discordant and acrimonious interactions during which both the parent and child display negative behaviours and affect. Many times, it is visible and many times, it is invisible. Factors which turnout to be the causes of this conflict are parental expectations related to discipline and understanding family responsibilities, academic performance, children purported parents interference in their private lives, focusing on bad behaviours exhibited at all times without noticing and encouraging good behaviour sometimes among others. This paper examines the management of conflict between parents...

The parent-child relationship is one of the most trust-worthy relationships of a society. It is o... more The parent-child relationship is one of the most trust-worthy relationships of a society. It is one of the long lasting social ties among human beings and a pillar for forming family. But a very common problem most times to every family irrespective of its social, financial status is conflicts between parents and children, which is an aspect of the parent-child relationship that is characterized by discordant and acrimonious interactions during which both the parent and child display negative behaviours and affect. Many times, it is visible and many times, it is invisible. Factors which turnout to be the causes of this conflict are parental expectations related to discipline and understanding family responsibilities, academic performance, children purported parents interference in their private lives, focusing on bad behaviours exhibited at all times without noticing and encouraging good behaviour sometimes among others. This paper examines the management of conflict between parents...

European Journal of Education Studies, 2020

The study sought to determine the relationship between parents’ home participation in primary sch... more The study sought to determine the relationship between parents’ home participation in primary school pupil’s learning and pupil’s academic achievement in Anambra State, Nigeria. The study was guided by five research questions and two null hypotheses. A correlational research design was used. Disproportionate stratified sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 1,680 students from a population of 90,411 primary school pupils in Anambra State. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire titled “Parental Participation Questionnaire (PIQ)”. It has internal consistency reliability coefficient alpha of 0.78. The instrument was used to collect data which was administrated through the direct delivery approach. Research questions 1, 2, and 3 were answered using a range of aggregate scores, research questions 4 and 5 were answered using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient while the null hypotheses tested using a t-test for correlation. Findings from the stud...

European Journal of Education Studies, 2020

This study examined the effect of assertiveness training on social withdrawal among adolescents i... more This study examined the effect of assertiveness training on social withdrawal among adolescents in secondary schools in Owerri Municipal of Imo State. A quasi-experimental design with a pre-test, post-test and control group method was adopted for this study. Two research questions were used, and two null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance guided the study. The population of this study comprised 2892 (1638 males and 1254 females) SS2 students from 10 public secondary schools in Owerri Municipal council of Imo State, Nigeria. The sample for the study was 32 social withdrawal students who were selected through purposive sampling technique. Two instruments were used for data collection, namely; student’s social withdrawal identification scales (SSWIS) and student’s social withdrawal tendency scales (SSWTS). The items in the instruments were validated by experts in measurement and evaluation as well as Guidance and Counseling, and the reliability of the research instruments ...