Perceived Solutions to Youth Restiveness by Guidance Counsellors in Kwara State, Nigeria

Youth restiveness is one of the popular tragedies of the 21st century with much consequence on the individual, group and communities. The phenomenon has brought a lot of threat on security and corporate existence of Nigeria as a nation. This study therefore investigated perceived solutions to youth restiveness by guidance counsellors in Kwara State, Nigeria. The descriptive survey method was adopted for the study. A total of 145 respondents were purposively selected across learning institutions in the state. A researcher–developed instrument titled “Perceived Solutions to Youth Restiveness Questionnaire (PSYRQ)” was used to collect the data for the study. The instrument possessed a reliability coefficient of 0.74. Two research questions and three null hypotheses were formulated for the study. The measure of central tendency and t-test statistics were used to analyze the data. All hypotheses were tested at 0.05 levels of significance. The results revealed that acquiring and the use of assertiveness skills by youths was perceived as the major solution to youth restiveness while the major category of solutions is the youth-related. There was significant difference between married and single respondents in their perception of solutions to youth restiveness. It was recommended that counsellors should organize programmes where youths can be trained in assertiveness skill.

Keywords: Restiveness, Youth, Perceived Solution, Guidance Counsello