EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING ON ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN JALINGO METROPOLIS, TARABA STATE, NIGERIA

Authors

  • Ahmad Baba Muhammad Department of Social Science Education, Faculty of Education Taraba State University, 1167, Jalingo Nigeria, Author
  • Abdulmumini Inda Department of Arts Education, Faculty of Education Taraba State University, 1167, Jalingo Nigeria Author
  • Usman Bakari Department of Guidance and Counselling, Faculty of Education Taraba State University, 1167, Jalingo Nigeria Author
  • Rabiu Haruna Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education Taraba State University, 1167, Jalingo Nigeria Author
  • Sofiazianti Saleh Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University Teknologi Malaysia. 81310, UTM Skudai Johor, Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61841/zpc60b16

Keywords:

Cognitive Restructuring Technique, Academic Procrastination.

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of cognitive restructuring technique on academic procrastination among secondary school students in Jalingo metropolis. Three hypotheses were formulated and tested. The population of the study was 160, students from which 15 students were purposely selected. This study employed a quasi-experimental design which took the form of pre-test and post-test. The participants were exposed to treatment (cognitive restructuring technique). The instrument used for data collection was the Academic Procrastination Assessment Scale Revised (APS-R) designed by Abu-Ghazal. Data were analysed using paired sample t-test to test the null hypotheses. The findings revealed that cognitive restructuring techniques was effective in reducing academic procrastination cramming (P=0.001), distraction of attention (P=0.0003) and laziness (P=0.001) among secondary school students. Based on the findings, it was recommended that psychologists and counsellors should be encouraged to use cognitive restructuring in handling students with academic procrastination problems.

 

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30.06.2020

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Vol. 24 No. 6 (2020): 24 (6) 2020

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Muhammad, A. B., Inda, A., Bakari, U., Haruna, R., & Saleh, S. (2020). EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING ON ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN JALINGO METROPOLIS, TARABA STATE, NIGERIA. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24(6), 9345-9357. https://doi.org/10.61841/zpc60b16