Teens Alive: Navigating the Challenges of Teenage Life through Counselling

Oluwatoyin Gladys Obikoya
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International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2025, vol. 9, issue 5, 3158-3169

Abstract: This study on “Teens Alive: Navigating the Challenges of Teenage Life Through Counselling†investigated the role of counselling in helping teenagers overcome key societal challenges. Specifically, the objectives were: to examine the effect of behavioural therapy counselling on teenagers’ involvement in substance abuse, to assess the influence of counselling-based mentoring on teenagers’ self-esteem and identity development, and to determine how sensitization campaigns by counsellors affect teenagers’ ability to handle cyberbullying. The study adopted a quasi-experimental research design using a cross-sectional survey and regression analysis. A total of 500 students were sampled from ten (10) secondary schools in five (5) L.G.As in Rivers East Senatorial District, Rivers State, through multistage sampling. Data was collected via structured questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results showed that behavioural therapy had a significant negative effect on substance abuse (R² = 0.24, B = -0.52, p

Date: 2025
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