EFFECTS OF PSYCHO-SOCIAL THERAPIES ON THE SELF-EFFICACY OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING IN-SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN LAGOS STATE

Abstract

This study examined the effects of psycho-social therapies on self-efficacy of deaf and hard-of-hearing adolescents in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study employed quasi-experimental pretest post-tests control group research design. Simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used to select schools and 45 deaf and hard-of-hearing adolescents that exhibited poor self-efficacy. Four hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The instruments used for data collection were Generalised Self-efficacy Scales and Parenting Style Scale. Data collected were analysed using mean, standard deviation and analysis of covariance. According to the findings, the experimental groups who received cognitive and social learning therapies demonstrated enhanced self-efficacy in contrast to their counterparts in the control group. The social learning therapy had a more significant effect on the self-efficacy of teenagers who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. In addition, the study found that there was no notable disparity in the average self-efficacy scores of deaf and hard-of-hearing adolescents after the trial, regardless of their gender, socioeconomic level, or parenting style. It was recommended that cognitive behaviour and social learning therapies should be employed to manage some psycho-social problems that adolescents exhibit whether because of their peculiarities or pressure of the stage of development.   Keywords: Adolescents, Deaf and Hard-of-hearing, Cognitive behavior therapy, Social learning therapy