Impact of problem-solving skills and attributional retraining intervention on conduct disorder among junior male students at public secondary school in Nigeria: a non-randomized control study

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作者：

Awhangansi, Sewanu ^{[1
]}

Lewis, Michael ^{[2
,3
]}

Karim, Khalid ^{[4
]}

Abdulmalik, Jibril ^{[5
]}

Archard, Philip ^{[6
]}

Okewole, Adeniran ^{[7
]}

O'Reilly, Michelle ^{[4
,8
]}

机构：

[1] Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Child & Adolescent Mental HealthServ CAMHS, Leicester, England

[2] Univ Cent Lancashire, Dept Psychol & Humanities, Preston, England

[3] Ashworth Hosp, Ashworth Res Ctr, Liverpool, England

[4] Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Families Young People & Children Learning Disabil, Leicester, England

[5] Univ Coll Hosp, Joanna Briggs Inst Evidence Synth Grp, Nigerian Team, Ibadan, Nigeria

[6] Tavistock & Portman NHS Fdn Trust, Dept Educ & Training, London, England

[7] Neuropsychiat Hosp Aro, Dept Clin Serv, Abeokuta, Nigeria

[8] Univ Leicester, Sch Media Commun & Sociol, Leicester, England

来源：

JOURNAL OF FORENSIC PRACTICE | 2023年 / 25卷 / 04期

关键词：

Adolescence; Conduct disorder; Resource-constrained settings; School-based intervention; Treatment gap; SUBSTANCE USE; DSM-IV; BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS; ADOLESCENTS; CHILDREN; RELIGIOSITY; PERSONALITY; PREVALENCE; VIOLENCE; GENDER;

D O I：

10.1108/JFP-02-2023-0002

中图分类号：

DF [法律]; D9 [法律];

学科分类号：

0301 ;

摘要：

PurposeThis paper aims to report a non-randomized control study undertaken to investigate prevalence and correlates of conduct disorder among male secondary education students in South-West Nigeria and to assess the impact of a problem-solving skills and attributional retraining (PSSAR) intervention with this population. Design/methodology/approachIn total, 787 male students from two schools were screened for conduct disorder. All participants who met criteria for the disorder were allocated to either treatment (n = 55) or control (n = 47) groups. Outcome measures comprised the strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ; teacher and student versions) and the teacher rating of students' aggressive behaviors. FindingsOf the sample, 13% were found to present with difficulties that met criteria for conduct disorder. The presence of these difficulties correlated with several demographic variables, including parental conflict and alcohol use. A statistically significant reduction in mean scores was observed for the treatment group in the student rating of the SDQ emotional subscale and total difficulties scores. Teacher ratings were less consistent in that conduct problems, prosocial behavior and total difficulties increased following the intervention, whereas peer problems and aggressive behavior were reported by teachers to reduce. No statistically significant change was found in the outcome measures for the control group. Practical implicationsIn resource-constrained settings, school-based interventions are an important means through which treatment gaps in child and adolescent mental health can be addressed. Originality/valueIn resource-constrained settings, school-based interventions are an important means through which treatment gaps in child and adolescent mental health can be addressed. This study's findings offer some preliminary support for the PSSAR intervention for conduct disorder in this context and indicate areas for further research.

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