Abstract
Adolescent period is a significant phase in human development. Empirical evidences from diverse nations revealed that the period is characterized by a number of misbehaviours of which conduct disorder is paramount. Conduct disorder is a repetitive behaviour that violates the rights of others. It entails rule violation, aggression, hostility, and deceitfulness. There are adolescents in correctional centres in several nations of the world because of their engagement in conduct disorder. Several behavioural techniques have been adopted to ensure that conduct disorder is overcome. It, however, appears from literature that concentrated attempts have not been made to treat or determine the efficacy of behavioural techniques. This study examined the efficacy of two behavioural strategies to manage maladjusted behaviour in correctional centres in Lagos State, Nigeria. Participants for the study were 90 adolescents purposively selected from two special correctional centres in Lagos State. The research design utilized for the study was 3 x 2 factorial design. Conduct Disorder Scale by Gilliam was used to generate data. The result of the two hypotheses showed that significant difference existed between participants exposed to cognitive restructuring, behavioural rehearsal and control group (F (2, 87) = 46.622, p < 0.05) while there was no significant difference between participants exposed to cognitive restructuring and behavioural rehearsal groups (t = 0.313, df = 58, p = 0.756). From the study, the two behavioural methods could be employed to manage conduct disorder. Consequently, they are recommended as techniques for handling adolescents’ conduct disorder. Key words: Cognitive restructuring, behavioural rehearsal, adolescent, conduct disorder, correctional centres, Nigeria.
Highlights
The word “adolescence” comes from a Latin word “adolescere” which means to grow or to grow to maturity (Martins et al, 2007; Mosby's Dental Dictionary, 2008). Gutgesell and Payne (2004) describe adolescence period as a prolonged developmental stage that lasts approximately ten (10) years, nominally described as between the ages of eleven (11) and twenty-one (21)
The hypothesis which states that there is a significant difference in the treatment of Conduct Disorder of participants exposed to cognitive restructuring and behavioural rehearsal when compared with participants in control group was accepted because the F value was greater than the F critical
Hypothesis one which states that there is a significant difference in the treatment of conduct disorder of participants exposed to cognitive restructuring and behavioural rehearsal when compared with participants in the control groups was accepted because the result of the findings was significant
Summary
The word “adolescence” comes from a Latin word “adolescere” which means to grow or to grow to maturity (Martins et al, 2007; Mosby's Dental Dictionary, 2008). Gutgesell and Payne (2004) describe adolescence period as a prolonged developmental stage that lasts approximately ten (10) years, nominally described as between the ages of eleven (11) and twenty-one (21). The word “adolescence” comes from a Latin word “adolescere” which means to grow or to grow to maturity (Martins et al, 2007; Mosby's Dental Dictionary, 2008). Gutgesell and Payne (2004) describe adolescence period as a prolonged developmental stage that lasts approximately ten (10) years, nominally described as between the ages of eleven (11) and twenty-one (21). Adolescence is the period of life between childhood.
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