Usman Galadima Muhammad, Nabila Ahmad Yusuf & Prof Mustapha Ibrahim Abdullahi
Abstract
This study determined the effect of Cognitive Restructuring technique on Social Anxiety among Senior Secondary School Students in Suleja Education Zone, Niger State, Nigeria. The study was guided by two research objectives, two research questions and two null hypotheses. The study employed quasi experimental design involving pretest and posttest. The population of the study comprised of 35 male and female SS2 students identified with social anxiety symptoms from Government Day Secondary School Lambata Gurara Local Government in Suleja Education Zone of Niger State. Sixteen (16) selected students that is, 8 male and 8 female constituted the sample and were used for the study. The 35 students were identified using Social Anxiety Scale (SAS) developed by Yahaya and Nyarko-Sampson. The null hypotheses were tested using paired sampled t-test. The findings of the study revealed that Cognitive Restructuring technique has significant effect on Social Anxiety among male students with t=3.238 and p=.005. Cognitive Restructuring technique also has significant effect on Social Anxiety among female students with t=7.087 and p=.000. The study therefore recommended that school counsellors and psychologists should be encouraged to use Cognitive Restructuring Technique in handling both male and female secondary school students with Social Anxiety.