EFFECT OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL INTERVENTION ON AGGRESSION AND VIOLENCE OF PUPILS WITH PROBLEM BEHAVIOURS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL IN ABUJA

Abstract

This study intervened in the problem behaviours of aggression and violence noticed in Nigerian primary schools in Abuja F.C.T using Cognitive Behavioural Intervention (CBI). The study employed a quasi-experimental research design. The study population comprises all primary school pupils in Abuja FCT, Nigeria. Two purposes, research questions and hypotheses, guided this study. The sample size consists of 44 pupils, drawn from six primary schools purposively sampled from 40 schools in FCT. The instrument used for data collection was the aggression and Violence Questionnaire (AVQ). Data were analyzed using means and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Findings indicate that Cognitive Behavioural Intervention (CBI) positively affects aggression and violence, leading to a change in behaviours. It is recommended that Cognitive Behavioural Intervention (CBI) should be employed in all primary schools in Nigeria and the world as an Intervention and corrective mechanism to problem behaviours in the classroom to enhance teaching and learning in schools.