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VOL. 4, ISSUE 7 (2017)
Availability of counselling services and psychosocial adjustment among students in secondary schools in Luweero district, Uganda
Authors
Kayanga Miriam, Mghweno Penueli, Bantu Edward
Abstract
This study was conducted in secondary schools in Luweero District to find out the forms of counseling services available to students in secondary schools, to establish the different forms of behavioral problems among them, and to find out the relationship between counseling services and students psychosocial adjustment. The study was carried out in fourteen (14) secondary schools in Luweero District and it involved 212 students. Descriptive and correlation research designs were used in this study. The findings indicate that there is moderate counseling services in selected secondary schools, at a mean of 3.16 and in most schools, these services are provided by teachers. The moderate counseling services have resulted into moderate psychosocial adjustment by students in those schools at a mean of 3.26. The multi-regression indicates that there is a significant positive relationship between individual counseling services and students’ psychosocial adjustment at B = 0.40, p= 0.000. The results also indicated that there is a negative relationship between group counseling services and students’ psychosocial adjustment at B = - 0.36, P = 0.00), It is concluded that there are moderate counseling services in selected secondary schools in Luweero District consequently moderate levels of psychosocial adjustment among student.
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Pages:345-349
How to cite this article:
Kayanga Miriam, Mghweno Penueli, Bantu Edward "Availability of counselling services and psychosocial adjustment among students in secondary schools in Luweero district, Uganda". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Vol 4, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 345-349
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