EFFECTS OF PENN RESILIENCY PROGRAMME ON AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOURS OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KAURA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
Tanko A. Benjamin , Prof. Bahago A. Beatrice , Prof. Anakwe I. Augustina and Musa S. Waziri
Volume 2 Issue 2
Abstract
This study examined the effects of Penn Resiliency Programme on Aggressive behaviours of Junior Secondary School students in Kaura Local Government Area, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Three research questions were raised and three null hypotheses formulated and tested. The experimental design (randomized, pre-test – post-test control group) was used for the study. The population for the study was made up of 86 eligible Junior Secondary School Three students in Government Junior Secondary School, Kukum. A sample of 60 respondents made of 30 males and 30 females were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. The simple random multistage sampling techniques were used to select the school and students used. The instruments used for data collection were the “Students’ Risk-taking Behaviour Scale with a Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.77 and Resilience scale for Early Adolescents with a reliability coefficient of 0.90. The instruments were administered by the researcher with the aid of two research assistants. Statistical mean, standard deviation, ANCOVA and ANOVA were used to analyse the data collected. The Penn Resiliency Programme intervention was administered to the experimental group while the Botvin life skills training as given the control group as a control placebo. Both the intervention and control placebo had sixteen sessions, lasting eight weeks, two sessions a week and each session had 40 minutes duration. The scores of pre-test was then compared with the post-test to determine the effects of the (PRP) intervention on students’ aggressive behaviours. The result of the ANCOVA revealed that the Penn Resiliency Programme intervention improved on students’ involvement in aggressive behaviours. The result showed a significant difference between the experimental and control groups on aggression after removing the effects of pre-test. The conclusion was that Penn Resiliency of the (PRP) intervention had high effects in reducing students’ aggressive behaviours and so could be used to treat students that manifest high degree of aggressive behaviours. It is therefore recommended that all students in Kaduna Stateshould be given the Penn Resiliency Programme Keywords: Penn Resiliency Programme, Risk-Taking Behaviours, Family Type, Aggressive, Adolescents.
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