Authors : Samsun Ikenna Nwaodo, Shettima Abuubaida Abdullahi, Ede Emmanuel Okafor and Ede Augustina Obioma
Abstract: The study was adopted a correlation research design. The study was to determine the effect of rational emotive behaviors therapy on anti-social behaviours and self-esteem of motor vehicle mechanic work students of technical college in Northern, Nigeria. Technical colleges accredited by National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) that offer motor vehicle mechanic work. Population for the study is 233 students (NTC II). The entire population of motor vehicle mechanic work students was studied due to the manageable size of the population. Therefore, no sampling was made. Rational Emotive Behaviours Therapy on Anti-Social Behaviours, Academic Performance and Self-Esteem Questionnaire (REBTABAPSEQ) was used for data collection. To ascertain the appropriateness of the instrument, five experts validated the instrument, two from the Department of Industrial Technical Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka and one expert from the Department of Measurement and Evaluation, Federal University of Technology Minna, one from Psychology Department and one from Education Psychology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. To establish the reliability of the instrument, a preliminary study will be conducted on 50 of Motor Vehicle Mechanic Work students of Government Technical College in Bukuru, Plateu state which is outside the study area, have similar features to the studied college and are NBTE accredited. The instrument was administered by six research assistants. The data collected was analyzed using Point-Bi- Serial Correlation. The null hypotheses were tested using multiple regressions and ANOVA. Recommendation: the results of this study showed that REBT were effective in reducing anti-social behaviour and it’s also the Government should try to encourage the training of more counselors to teach courses relating to anti-social behaviours at Technical colleges in order to reduce the problem of examination malpractice that the motor vehicle mechanic students are experiencing today.
Samsun Ikenna Nwaodo, Shettima Abuubaida Abdullahi, Ede Emmanuel Okafor and Ede Augustina Obioma, 2022. Effect of Rational Emotive Behaviours Therapy on Anti-social Behaviours and Self-esteem of Motor Vehicle Mechanic Work Students of Technical College in Northern, Nigeria. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 17: 1-7.