Dr Martins Noyosase Igbineweka, Prof Henrietta Alika & Ruth Etinosa Isikhuemen
Abstract
The study examined parents’ socio-economic influence on the efficacy of Cognitive Behavioural and Motivational Interviewing Therapies in managing substance abuse among secondary school adolescents in Edo State. To guide the study, one research question was raised with its corresponding hypothesis formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study consisted of 2,227 senior secondary school students from the 12 public schools in the study area. A sample size of 144 students was chosen from three schools. The instrument for data collection was validated and a reliability coefficient of 0.982 was obtained using Cronbach alpha statistics. The data collected were analysed using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The findings revealed that parents’ socio-economic status had no significant interaction effect on the treatment while managing substance abuse. Based on the findings of the study it was recommended, among others, that irrespective of parent’s socio-economic status, parents, siblings and peers of adolescents should be exposed to the dangers of substance abuse and help direct adolescents in having first-hand information on the negative impact of substance abuse and how it should be avoided.