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Influence of Digital Counselling in Mitigating Students Heterosexual Problems in FCE Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Hauwa Gambo Hammawa, Adetutu Olufunmilayo Olaremi

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of digital counselling in mitigating students' heterosexual problems in FCE Yola. Three objectives and three research questions were formulated to guide the study. Descriptive survey research design was used. The population of the study comprised seven schools in FCE Yola but the research is particularly using School of Arts and Social Sciences Programme that is made up of (8) eight different departments from which 130 stude nts were sampled as respondents. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire titled "Influence of Digital Counselling in Mitigating Students' Heterosexual Problems" (IDCMSHP), constructed and structured on a four-point Likert rating scale Strongly Agreed (SA4), Agreed (A3), Disagree (D2) and Strongly Disagreed (SD1). Arithmetic mean was used to analyse the data collected. The instrument was validated by experts from the Department of Science Education, Adamawa State University, Mubi, and yielded a mean reliability of 0.82. The research findings yielded significant insights, underscoring the pervasive nature of relationship issues among students and emphasizing the imperative for targeted support. The study further recommends the integration of digital counselling services, training of counsellors, and infrastructure improvement to enhance the effectiveness of digital counselling among students. Key words; Digital Counselling, Influence, Mitigating, Students, Heterosexual Problems

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; Digital CounsellingInfluenceMitigatingStudentsHeterosexual Problems

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