EFFICACY OF SELF-CONTROL TECHNIQUE WITH RELAPSE PREVENTION THERAPY ON KLEPTOMANIA AMONG IN-SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN ABA EDUCATION ZONE, ABIA STATE

This study investigated the effect of self-control technique with relapse prevention therapy on kleptomania among in-school adolescents in Aba Education Zone, Abia State. The study adopted quasi-experimental design employing the pre-test, post-test, non-randomized control group design. Twenty-four in-school adolescents whose scores were high on Kleptomania Identification Questionnaire for Adolescents (KIQA) were purposively sampled from a population of 139 individuals exhibiting symptoms of klep