Exploring School-Related Violence (SRV) impact on the Adolescents: The role of Guidance and counselling

Abstract

The study explored the impact of School-related violence on the adolescents (12-18) in FCT, Abuja, Nigeria and the role of guidance and counselling interventions in curbing the SRV. 300 students obtained from 5 senior secondary schools 1 (SS1) in 5 Area councils of Abuja and 120 guidance counsellors purposefully selected were sampled for the study. The descriptive survey design study examined the background of school-related violence and impact on the adolescents. It provided conceptual clarifications of guidance and counselling, theoretical review of Social Cognitive theory’s relevance to the study and reviewed some related empirical studies. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study while two hypotheses were tested. The study found a grand mean of 3.80 and 3.76 on the impact of SRV on the adolescents’ academic performance and mental health respectively. It also found the impact of the role of guidance and counselling intervention at 3.16 grand mean, indicating the potentials of guidance and counselling intervention in curbing the SRV. Based on the findings it was recommended that Schools should develop evidence-based guidance and counselling programmes that focus on the school-related violence intervention and prevention.