Influence of Emotional Intelligence, Sense of Coherence and Self-Concept on Attitudes towards Help-Seeking Behaviour among Secondary School Adolescents in Ibadan Metropolis
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The study investigated emotional intelligence, sense of coherence and self -concept as predictors of attitudes towards help-seeking behaviour among adolescents in Ibadan metropolis. The study adopted a descriptive research design for the purpose of the study. Two hundred secondary school adolescents with their age range 10 22 years and mean age 16.0 were randomly selected for the study. Some research instrument consisting of demographic information, emotional intelligence, sense of coherence, self -concept and attitudes towards help-seeking behaviour scales were used for data collection. Data collected were analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and multiple regression analysis. The findings revealed that there was significant relationship between each of emotional intelligence, sense of coherence, self-concept and attitudes towards help-seeking behaviour. Self-concept (β = 0.517, p<0.05), sense of coherence (β = 0.337, p<0.05) and emotional intelligence (β = -0.174, p<0.05) had significant contribution to attitude towards help-seeking behaviour. The results further revealed that 58.6% (Adj R =0.586) of the 2 variance in the students attitudes towards help-seeking behaviour was accounted for by the independent variables. Based on these findings, it was recommended that parents should play their guidance roles in ensuring that adolescents put on positive attitudes towards help-seeking. Professional counsellors should identify adolescents who are maladjusted and mount intervention strategies to assist them.
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