Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral-Therapy on Attention-Deficit-Disorder among Senior Secondary School Students in Katsina State, Nigeria

The paper reports the result of a study undertaken to investigate the effect of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on attention deficit disorder among senior secondary students in Katsina state, Nigeria. The study, which was conducted in Katsina zonal education quality assurance of Katsina state, has two specific objectives, corresponding research questions and null hypotheses, respectively. The study adopted quasi-experimental research design, specifically pretest, posttest nonequivalent control groups design. Population of the study consists of 458 attention deficit disorder (212 males and 246 females) students during the 2023/2024 academic session in Katsina state, a sample of 70 students (33 males and 37 females) were selected from the target population using random and purposive sampling techniques, respectively. The Copeland Attention Deficit Checklist (CADC) adapted from Edna D. Copeland (1987) was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by experts and obtain 0.83 reliability coefficient using Cronbach’s Alpha. The data collected was analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions Independent Samples t-test and ANCOVA were used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that CBT is effective in reducing attention deficit disorder among the students exposed to the therapy irrespective of gender difference. Based on the findings it was concluded that CBT is effective in reducing attention deficit disorder among the students exposed to the therapy irrespective of gender difference. Consequently, it was recommended that More studies should be conducted to explore the long-term effects of cognitive behavioral therapy on attention deficit disorder in different educational settings and Further research is necessary to elucidate the differential effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy in reducing attention deficit disorder symptoms in males and females. Keywords: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attention Deficit Disorder