Effects of Penn Resiliency Programme on sexual activities of junior secondary school students in Jema'a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined the effects of Penn Resiliency Programme (PRP) on sexual activities of junior secondary school students in Jema'a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Three research questions were raised and three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. A true experimental, pre-test-post-test design was used. A sample of 40 JSS3 students selected using a multistage sampling from the 67 students screened, was randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. The validity and reliability of the instruments were ascertained. Cronbach's alpha coefficients of the Students Sexual Activities Scale and Resilience Scale for Early Adolescents were 0.77 and 0.90 respectively. The research questions were answered using means, standard deviation and simple percentages while the hypotheses were tested using t-test statistic. The PRP intervention was administered to the experimental group while the control group were given Botvin Life Skills Training. Findings of the study revealed that the PRP reduced students' sexual activities and improved on their resilience. The study recommended that all students in secondary schools of Kaduna State be trained on the PRP, this is because the programme had high effects on students' sexual activities.