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This study investigated the relationship between drug abuse and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (P... more This study investigated the relationship between drug abuse and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among youth in conflict and vulnerable areas of Taraba State. Two research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study. A correlational survey design was used. The study population was comprised of 8,586 young people. A total number of 322 youths were selected using simple random sampling as the sample for the study. The instruments used in the study are the PTSD Checklist (PCL-S) and an adapted version of the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST) with reliability coefficients of 0.94 and 0.74, respectively. Simple and ratio percentages were used to answer the research questions, while Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to test the null hypothesis at a 0.05 significance level. The results of the study showed that there is a high prevalence of PTSD and a low rate of prevalence of Drug Abuse among the youths. The study further reveals that there was no significant relationship between drug abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder among the youth in conflict and vulnerable areas of Taraba State, Nigeria. The study, therefore, concluded that drug abuse and PTSD do not correlate among the youths. Therefore, the study recommended, among others, that counsellors and psychologists should develop intervention programmes which focus on addressing post-traumatic stress disorder.
This study investigated the relationship between work stress and mental well-being of public and ... more This study investigated the relationship between work stress and mental well-being of public and private school teachers in Taraba State. Three research hypotheses that were in line with the objectives guided the study. A descriptive correlational survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 15,553 secondary school teachers. The sample of the study was 280 teachers drawn using purposive sampling. The instruments used for data collection were the School Teachers Stressor Scale (STJSS) and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) with reliability coefficients of 0.79 and 077 respectively. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used in analyzing the data collected. Results of the analyses indicated that there was no significant relationship between work stress of public and private school teachers. The finding also revealed that there was a significant relationship between mental well-being of public and private school teachers. The study recommended among others that stakeholders involved in education should liaise with the psychologists and counsellors to implement targeted stress management programs for public and private school teachers, addressing specific stressors prevalent in each sector.
Objective: This study investigated the effect of cognitive restructuring in reducing cognitive di... more Objective: This study investigated the effect of cognitive restructuring in reducing cognitive dimensions of ethnic intolerance among adolescents in Taraba State. Methods: This study is quasi-experimental with one-group pretest-posttest design. The population of this study was 1,514 secondary school students of SS1 in Wukari Education Zone, Taraba State, Nigeria. The researcher utilized purposive sampling technique in drawing a sample of 20 adolescents which were used as subjects of the study. The instrument used for data collection was the Ethnic Intolerance Questionnaire (EIQ). The data collected were analyzed using paired and independent samples ttest. Results: The findings revealed that cognitive restructuring was effective in reducing cognitive dimensions of ethnic intolerance. However, the findings revealed that cognitive restructuring has no significant gender difference in reducing cognitive dimensions of ethnic intolerance. Conclusion: The study concluded that cognitive restructuring is an effective intervention for reducing cognitive dimensions of ethnic intolerance among adolescents.
This study investigated the relationship between drug abuse and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (P... more This study investigated the relationship between drug abuse and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among youth in conflict and vulnerable areas of Taraba State. Two research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study. A correlational survey design was used. The study population was comprised of 8,586 young people. A total number of 322 youths were selected using simple random sampling as the sample for the study. The instruments used in the study are the PTSD Checklist (PCL-S) and an adapted version of the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST) with reliability coefficients of 0.94 and 0.74, respectively. Simple and ratio percentages were used to answer the research questions, while Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to test the null hypothesis at a 0.05 significance level. The results of the study showed that there is a high prevalence of PTSD and a low rate of prevalence of Drug Abuse among the youths. The study further reveals that there was no significant relationship between drug abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder among the youth in conflict and vulnerable areas of Taraba State, Nigeria. The study, therefore, concluded that drug abuse and PTSD do not correlate among the youths. Therefore, the study recommended, among others, that counsellors and psychologists should develop intervention programmes which focus on addressing post-traumatic stress disorder.
This study investigated the relationship between work stress and mental well-being of public and ... more This study investigated the relationship between work stress and mental well-being of public and private school teachers in Taraba State. Three research hypotheses that were in line with the objectives guided the study. A descriptive correlational survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 15,553 secondary school teachers. The sample of the study was 280 teachers drawn using purposive sampling. The instruments used for data collection were the School Teachers Stressor Scale (STJSS) and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) with reliability coefficients of 0.79 and 077 respectively. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used in analyzing the data collected. Results of the analyses indicated that there was no significant relationship between work stress of public and private school teachers. The finding also revealed that there was a significant relationship between mental well-being of public and private school teachers. The study recommended among others that stakeholders involved in education should liaise with the psychologists and counsellors to implement targeted stress management programs for public and private school teachers, addressing specific stressors prevalent in each sector.
Objective: This study investigated the effect of cognitive restructuring in reducing cognitive di... more Objective: This study investigated the effect of cognitive restructuring in reducing cognitive dimensions of ethnic intolerance among adolescents in Taraba State. Methods: This study is quasi-experimental with one-group pretest-posttest design. The population of this study was 1,514 secondary school students of SS1 in Wukari Education Zone, Taraba State, Nigeria. The researcher utilized purposive sampling technique in drawing a sample of 20 adolescents which were used as subjects of the study. The instrument used for data collection was the Ethnic Intolerance Questionnaire (EIQ). The data collected were analyzed using paired and independent samples ttest. Results: The findings revealed that cognitive restructuring was effective in reducing cognitive dimensions of ethnic intolerance. However, the findings revealed that cognitive restructuring has no significant gender difference in reducing cognitive dimensions of ethnic intolerance. Conclusion: The study concluded that cognitive restructuring is an effective intervention for reducing cognitive dimensions of ethnic intolerance among adolescents.