Effects of Cognitive Restructuring and Self-Management Techniques on Methamphetamine Abuse among Youth in Enugu State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study looked at how methamphetamine misuse among young people in Enugu State, Nigeria, was affected by cognitive restructuring and self-management approaches. The study was led by three research questions and three null hypotheses. The study's methodology was a quasi-experimental one. 953 youth from the twelve autonomous villages in the Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area made up the study's population, and 74 young were selected for the study's sample using purposive sampling. A standardised questionnaire called the Youth Methamphetamine Abuse Detecting Questionnaire was the tool utilised to gather the data (YMADQ). Internal consistency reliability coefficient for the test is 0.89. Analysis of Co-Variance was used to evaluate data relating to the hypotheses, whereas statistical mean was used to analyse data relating to the research questions (ANCOVA). According to the study's findings, young people who consume methamphetamine are substantially more likely to benefit from cognitive restructuring and self-management approaches. The study's findings also showed that the self-management strategy was superior to cognitive restructuring in terms of lowering methamphetamine usage. Finally, the results showed that there was no statistically significant difference between the effects of cognitive restructuring and self-management approaches on methamphetamine abuse among the experiment's young participants. It was suggested, among other things, that cognitive restructuring and self-management strategies be employed by counsellors and rehabilitators as successful treatments for young persons’ abusing methamphetamine.