Abstract:
The study investigated the effectiveness of cognitive restructuring counselling technique
in managing avoidant personality disorder among senior secondary school students in
Sokoto metropolis. Two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to
guide the study. Quasi experimental design involving pre/post-test and control group
was used. The population of the study was SSS II students in the metropolis who
exhibited the symptoms of avoidant personality disorder. Therefore 147 students were
identified among the 27 schools in the metropolis with a total population of 12,497
students. Purposive sampling technique was used to select students with avoidant
personality disorder. Participants were assigned into experimental and control groups
and were exposed to intervention for eight weeks. A validated Avoidant Personality
Disorders Test (APDT) instrument with a reliability index of 0.90 was used for data
collection. The data collected from the study were analyzed using t-test. The findings of
the study showed significant positive effect of cognitive restructuring in managing
avoidant personality disorder among senior secondary school students in Sokoto
metropolis. This study recommended among others that Cognitive Restructuring
counselling technique should be used to address students with the disorder
