OJO EMMANUEL TAIYE

Psychology

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Topic: Developmental And Clinical Psychopathology

Description:

My research interests lie within the domain of developmental and clinical psychopathology, developmental psychology, adverse childhood experience, trauma-related stress, resilience, emotional intelligence and behavioural intervention. 

#	Certificate	School	Year
1.	Ph.D (Developmental Psychology)	Redeemer's University	2026

The effect of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) on disruptive behaviour disorders among in-school adolescents in Lagos State

Disruptive Behaviour Disorders (DBDs) present significant challenges to adolescent development, academic achievement, and social integration. Hitherto, studies have investigated DBDs, but there is a paucity of literature on the effect of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and DBDs. This study therefore investigated the influence of socio-demographic factors and the effectiveness of ABA on DBD among in-school adolescents in Lagos State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 655 students, while a Randomised Controlled Trial design involving 64 participants was used to evaluate the effect of the ABA intervention. Participants were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups, and data were analysed and tested using paired sample t-test, t-test for independent means, and multiple regression. The findings revealed that socio-demographic variables jointly explained 7.3% of the variance in DBD, and sex and school type had a significant independent influence on DBD. Age, class, religion, family size, family type, and living arrangement were not significant predictors of DBD. The ABA intervention led to a significant reduction in DBDs from baseline to endline among participants. There was a statistically significant difference in disruptive behaviour between the control and experimental groups when the pretest measure was placed under control. Disruptive behaviour decreased significantly among participants in the experimental group. This implied that ABA significantly decreased disruptive behaviour among in-school adolescents. The study concludes that socio-demographic characteristics shape adolescent behavioural outcomes in varying ways, and that ABA is an effective strategy for reducing disruptive tendencies in school settings. 

Keywords: Applied Behaviour Analysis, Disruptive behaviour, Adolescents, Sex and School type.

OJO TAIYE is a Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Psychology

OJO has a Ph.D in Developmental Psychology from Redeemer's University