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Trial reportMedicine2019

Rational emotive intervention for stress management among english education undergraduates: Implications for school curriculum innovation.

Uche Lebechi Igbokwe, Kay C N Onyechi, Chimaobi Samuel Ogbonna, Chiedu Eseadi, Adaobi C Onwuegbuchulam, Chinyere Augusta Nwajiuba, Christiana C Ugodulunwa, Angela Eze, Kenneth Omaeze, Chioma Patience Patrick and 4 more

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Trial report in Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Uche Lebechi IgbokweDepartment of Arts Education.
Kay C N OnyechiDepartment of Educational Foundations.
Chimaobi Samuel OgbonnaDepartment of Arts Education.
Chiedu EseadiDepartment of Educational Foundations.
Adaobi C OnwuegbuchulamInstitute of Education, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State.
Chinyere Augusta NwajiubaFaculty of Education.
Christiana C UgodulunwaFaculty of Education.
Angela EzeFaculty of Education.
Kenneth OmaezeDepartment of Arts Education.
Chioma Patience PatrickDepartment of Arts Education.
Leona Eucharia EkechukwuFaculty of Education.
Cajetan I EgbeDepartment of Arts Education.
Robert Azu NnachiFaculty of Management and Social Sciences, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
Emenike N AnyaegbunamFaculty of Management and Social Sciences, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-AlikeUniversity of Nigeria · NG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectiveDifferent studies have shown the prevalence of high level of stress among undergraduate students. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT) as a stress management intervention among English Education undergraduates in Universities in Southeastern Nigeria.

methodThe study adopted a group randomized trial design. One hundred sixteen samples of English education undergraduates (with a high level of perceived stress) took part in the study. These students were randomly assigned to groups - intervention group(n = 58) and no-intervention control group (n = 58). The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14) was used for data collection. The collected data were analyzed using 2-way mixed repeated measure ANOVA and independent sample t test at 0.05 probability level.

resultResults showed that an REBT program significantly reduced the stress among English education undergraduates in the intervention group compared to the students in the control group as measured by PSS-14. Also, the English education undergraduates who benefited from the REBT program maintained the reduction in stress after 3 months when the researchers conducted a follow-up.

conclusionREBT program can be used to equip undergraduate students with the necessary skills to manage stress. The implications for curriculum innovation were highlighted.

Indexed as

CurriculumEducation, ProfessionalPsychotherapy, Rational-EmotiveFemaleHumansMaleNigeriaStress, PsychologicalStudentsYoung Adult

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PMID31577772
PMCPMC6783170
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