scholarly journals Effectiveness of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Program Utilizing Literature for Mental Health of Menopausal Women

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 250-261
Author(s):  
Yeong-Seon Hong ◽  
Kuem-Sun Han
2018 ◽  
Vol 122 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa C. Ogbuanya ◽  
Chiedu Eseadi ◽  
Chibueze T. Orji ◽  
Joachim C. Omeje ◽  
Joy I. Anyanwu ◽  
...  

This research aimed to investigate the effect that rational-emotive behavior therapy had on the symptoms of burnout among undergraduate electronics work students in Southeast Nigeria. This study utilized a pretest–posttest design involving a no-intervention group versus an intervention group. Participants were 124 undergraduate electronics work students who met the inclusion criteria of the study. The intervention consisted of 12 weeks of rational-emotive behavior therapy treatment and 2 weeks of follow-up meetings conducted at 6 months. Self-report questionnaire was used for data collection. Repeated measures analysis of variance and t test were used for data analysis. The results show that rational-emotive behavior therapy had a significant effect on the symptoms of burnout syndrome among the electronics work students in the treatment group compared to their counterparts in the no-intervention group. Finally, the positive gains were significantly maintained by the treatment group at the follow-up. The current study suggests that rational-emotive behavior therapy program can be effective for dealing with burnout syndrome among the population of undergraduates in Nigeria. Further clinical evaluation is needed.


2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tachelle I. Banks

Abstract Mental health curriculum should be delivered in classroom settings to address and remediate the socio-emotional needs of students with and without disabilities. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is a comprehensive, universal, and humanistic approach that focuses on the emotional distress manifested by individuals has been used with children and adolescents in schools and found to be an effective intervention. This paper presents a brief rationale explaining how REBT can be implemented in concert with tiered academic and behavior intervention models, and provides applied examples of lessons detailing how special educators can apply REBT sessions in classroom environments.


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