EFFECT OF TWO COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPIES ON REDUCTION OF CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAMINE INTAKE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE YOUTHS IN ABIA STATE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Keywords:
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy, Self–Self-control therapy, Crystal Methamphetamine, Sustainable DevelopmentAbstract
This study investigated the effect of two cognitive behaviour therapies on the reduction of Crystal Methamphetamine intake among undergraduate youths in Abia State. Quasi-experimental design of a pre-test, post-test and control group using a 3x2 factorial matrix was adopted for the study. The population consisted of all the undergraduate youths in Abia State. A purposive sampling technique was used to sample 30 undergraduate youths. The treatment consisted of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy and Self-Control combined therapies (REBT+ SC). A 15-item instrument titled the Crystal Methamphetamine Intake Questionnaire (CMIQ) was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts. Cronbach alpha statistic was used to obtain a reliability coefficient value of 0.83. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) to test the null hypothesis at a 0.05 level of significance. The result revealed that Rational Emotive Behaviour and Self-Control Therapies were effective in the reduction of Crystal Methamphetamine intake among undergraduate youths. It was recommended that REBT and SCT should be employed by professional counsellors and psychologists in assisting undergraduates to stop the intake of crystal methamphetamine.
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