Influence of Self-Monitoring in Preventing Bullying Behaviour as expressed by In-School Adolescents in Ilorin, Nigeria Adebayo David Obafemi1,4, Ninggal Mohd Tajudin2, Esere Mary Ogechi3 1PhD Student in Educational Foundations, Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia 4Lecturer, Department of Counsellor Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria 2Professor, School of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia 3Professor of Guidance and Counselling, Department of Counsellor Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Online published on 21 February, 2019. Abstract Bullying behaviour among in-school adolescents is generating concerns among researchers in recent times. This issue can be addressed through self-monitoring. This study examined the influence of self-monitoring in preventing bullying behaviours among in-school adolescents with samples drawn from 10 purposively selected secondary schools. Three research questions were raised while four hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha level. Survey was employed for the field work. A total of 200 secondary school students participated in the study. Researcher-designed questionnaire entitled “Influence of Self-Monitoring on Bullying Behaviour Inventory (ISBBI) was used to elicit information from respondents. Mean, t-test and analysis of variance were used to analysis the data. Respondents appreciated the effectiveness of self-monitoring in preventing bullying behavior. Results also indicated that respondents appreciated self-monitoring exercise as a veritable strategy for reducing incidence of bullying behaviours. Recommendation include integration of behaviour modification technique with particular emphasis on the principles of self-monitoring as this could reduce incidence of bullying. Top Keywords Self-monitoring, preventing, bullying, in-school adolescents. Top |