EFFECT OF SELF-MANAGEMENT COUNSELLINGTECHNIQUE ON SOCIAL PHOBIA AMONG UNDERGRADUATES STUDENTS OF NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY, KANO

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The study examined the effect of self-management counselling technique on social phobia among undergraduates of Northwest University Kano. one (1) objectives guided the outcome of the study, and one (1) null hypotheses was tested at 0.05 level of significance. Quasi-experimental design involving pre-test post-test experimental group design was adopted for this study. Population of this study comprised of two hundred and forty-five (245) male and female undergraduates identified with the symptoms of Social Phobia (SP). A sample of twenty (20) undergraduates with higher symptom were selected using purposive sampling technique. Two instrument were used for data collection, social phobia check list scale was used for the identification of the respondents while Social Phobia Rating Scale (SPRS) was used for the collection of pre-test post-test data for this study. Hypothesis was tested using paired sample t-test.Results indicated that there is significant effect of Self-Management (SM) counselling technique on Physiological dimension of social phobia among undergraduates of Northwest University Kano (P < .05) and (t = 9.927). On the basis of this findings, it was concluded that Self-management counselling technique was effective on physiological, dimensions of social phobia and It was recommended that Counsellors and educational psychologists should employ self-management counselling techniques in addressing social phobia among undergraduates.

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