Comparative Effectiveness of Self-Management, Emotional Intelligence and Assertiveness Training Programs in Reducing the Potentials for Terrorism and Violence among Nigerian Adolescents

摘要

Youth involvement in organized armed crimes has been on the increase especially in a nation like Nigeria with millions of jobless youths. This study investigated the effect of self-management, emotional intelligence and assertiveness training programs in reducing the potentials for terrorism and violence among Nigerian adolescents. A quasi experimental pretest, control group research design of 3x2x2 factorial matrix type was used for this study. Gender (male and female) and locus of control (internal and external) used as moderating variables were considered at 2 different levels along with two (3) experimental groups. The study participants were one hundred and eighty (180) Senior Secondary 2 students randomly selected from 3 coeducational secondary schools from three different Local Government Areas in Remo educational block of Ogun State, Nigeria. One standardized instrument was used in collecting data while analysis of covariance was used to analyze the generated data. Results show that all the treatment programmes (SM = 20.981 and 1.901; EQ = 21.009 and 1.687; AT = 22.046 and 1. 418) were effective in fostering the reduction of adolescents’ potentials for terrorism and violence but self-management was found to be most effective. The study also revealed that both gender and locus of control of participants combined to interact with the treatment to affect participants’ potentials for terrorism and violence. Results showed that male participants benefit more from self-management and assertiveness training programs while the female benefit more from emotional intelligence training. Also, all the treatment packages work more on the individual internal LOC compared to their external LOC. Based on the findings; it was recommended that the treatment packages could be used as veritable tools in equipping adolescents with necessary skills to help the youths live a worthy life that will bring about better future and peaceful co-existence among the people of the world.