DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTIVENESS OF SELF-MANAGEMENT AND TOKEN REINFORCEMENT IN THE TREATMENT OF ADOLESCENT
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ADERANTI Ruth
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Abstract
This study investigated the differential effectiveness of self-management and token reinforcement in the treatment of adolescents’ disorderliness. The participants for this study were seventy-two (36 females and 36 males) inmates token from a cluster of delinquent children (ages9-18) of Remand Homes for boys and girls in Lagos State of Nigeria. A 2x2x3 pre-test post-test factorial design was adopted. Four hypothesis were tested based on analysis of co-variance (ANCOVA) at .05 level of significance. Data were collected using Disorderliness Inventory (DI) which has alpha reliability coefficient of .80. The result of the study revealed a significant difference in the effectiveness of self-management and token reinforcement in the treatment of disorderliness. (P <.05), gender and socio-economic background of he subject did not interact with the treatments of disorderliness. Based on the result of this study, implications were pointed out.
IFE PsychologIA: Volume 20 Issue 1 Pp. 134-151