Relationship Between Self-Control and Behaviour Modification Among Secondary School Students in Kenya
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The study investigated the relationship between Vicarious Experience and Delinquent Behaviour Modification among Secondary School Students. Concurrent Triangulation design was used. The target population was made up of 3,740 students, 26 school counsellors and 26 deputy principals from the twenty six (26) secondary schools. The Brief Self-control Scale and Behavior Modification Questionnaire were used to collect quantitative data while interviews and Focus Group Discussions were used to obtain qualitative data. The questionnaires were subjected to the scrutiny of the supervisors to ensure expert content validity and their recommendations used to finally formulate instruments with the ability to obtain the expected relevant data. Reliability results revealed that all the sub-scales reached the required level of internal consistency of reliability, with the Cronbach’s alpha values ranging from a low of 0.701. There was statistically significant positive correlation between self-control and behaviour modification among secondary school students (n=344; r = .276; p<.05). The level of self-control is a significant predictor of behaviour modification among the secondary school students, F (1, 342) =28.267, p=.000 <.05; Adjusted R2=.074. Therefore, it was concluded that there is statistically significant influence of self-control on behaviour modification among the secondary school students. It is recommended that there is need for training of teacher counsellors on enhancement of self control among students.
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3024730068