Abstract
This study investigated the efficacy of Rational Emotive Therapy in, the management of (ASPD) among adolescents in Owerri municipal, Imo State, Nigeria. It adopted a quasi-experimental design of pre-test post-test control group. Three research questions and three hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance guided the study. Thirty adolescents who were eighteen years formed the sample. Mean, standard derivation, t-test and 2 ways ANOVA were used to analyze the data obtained. The results obtained showed that Rational Emotive Therapy is efficacious in the management of antisocial personality disorder at post and follow up tests. The results also indicate that male and female adolescents have ASPD and are amenable to change using cognitive restructuring technique of Rational Emotive Therapy. Based on the findings, it was recommended that counselling psychologists should be posted to schools and made teaching subject free to enable them identify and work on adolescents with ASPD and its antecedents of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorders.
Highlights
Instances abound in the manifestation of antisocial personality disorder as a pervasive and persistent disregard for morals, social norms, the rights and feelings of others
The results showed that Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) has a positive impact on conduct disorder (CD) and other emotional and behaviour disorders comorbid with CD experienced by adolescents
Results of statistical analysis of data are presented in the following tables: Research Question 1: How efficacious is cognitive restructuring technique of Rational Emotive Therapy in the management of ASPD among adolescents?
Summary
Instances abound in the manifestation of antisocial personality disorder as a pervasive and persistent disregard for morals, social norms, the rights and feelings of others. Antisocial personality disorder according to American Psychiatric Association (2013) is diagnosed when a person’s pattern of antisocial behaviour has occurred since fifteen years only adults of eighteen years and above can be diagnosed with this disorder It consists of the majority of these symptoms: exploiting, manipulating or violating the right of others, lack of concern, regret or remorse about other peoples’ distress; behaving irresponsibly and showing disregard for normal social behaviours; having difficulty in sustaining long term relationship; being unable to control one’s anger; lack of quit or not learning from their mistakes; blaming others for problems in their lives; and repeatedly breaking the law
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