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Effects of mindfulness based cognitive and reality therapies on the management of substance abuse related problems among Adolescent-Studentin Lagos State, Nigeria
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The rate at which adolescents involved in substance abuse is on the increate, it is a worldwide problem that people especially youths are facing. Thus, this study examined effects of mindfulness-based cognitive and reality therapies on management of substance abuse related problem among adolescent students in Lagos state. Three research hypotheses were analyzed using ANCOVA. The quasi- experimental pretext/post text control group research design was adopted. The first stage was selection of three local government areas in Lagos state out of 20 Local Government Areas using simple random sampling technique through hat and draw method. The second state involved selection of one senior secondary school from each in the three local government area using systematic sampling technique. The third state involved in selection of all identified adolescents (those who score above 25) who were involved in substance abuse in each of the selected school using Craft Screening Test. The instrument for the study were Craft screening test; the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale, Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ), Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale, Peer-Pressure Scale with the following 0.93, 0.75, 0.89, 0.77 and 0.84. A total of 101 identified students were selected for the study using purposive sampling techniques. There were there group namely; Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), Reality therapy (RT) and Control group (CG). The finding revealed that; Post-test mean score on aggression differ among adolescents exposed to experimental conditions, there is significance difference in the post-test means scores on peer pressure among adolescents across the treatment and the control groups. Counsellors should regularly engage thin category of adolescents with the expertise involved in the use of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to treat the related problems.
