TY - JOUR
T1 - Intervention for burnout among English education undergraduates
T2 - implications for curriculum innovation
AU - Igbokwe, Uche Lebechi
AU - Nwokenna, Edith Nwakaego
AU - Eseadi, Chiedu
AU - Ogbonna, Chimaobi Samuel
AU - Nnadi, Ekwutosi Monica
AU - Ololo, Kennedy Okechukwu
AU - Enyoghasim, Oguwuike Michael
AU - Otu, Otu Akanu
AU - Uma, Kalu Ebi
AU - Onuora, Theresa Ngozi
AU - Onwube, Onyebuchi
AU - Ogbuagu, Anuli Regina
PY - 2019/6/1
Y1 - 2019/6/1
N2 - BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The present study investigated the effect of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) intervention on burnout among English education undergraduates in southeastern Nigeria. METHOD: The study adopted a randomized controlled trial design. A total of 96 English education undergraduates with high burnout symptoms in the participating universities took part in the study. These were randomly assigned to groups - intervention group (n = 48) and control group (n = 48). The Oldenburg Burnout Inventory for students (OLBI-S) was used for data collection. The collected data were analyzed using 2-way mixed repeated measure ANOVA at .05 probability level. RESULT: Results showed that the REBT program significantly reduced the burnout level among English education undergraduates in the intervention group compared to the students in the no-intervention control group as measured by the OLBI-S subscales. Also, the students who benefited from the REBT program maintained reduced burnout levels when the researchers conducted a follow-up. CONCLUSION: Given the present finding, the REBT program is an effective intervention for preventing and managing burnout among students. The present study has important curriculum innovation implications as far as English education is concerned especially in the Nigerian context. This intervention program can be included in the students' curriculum activities so as to equip the students with necessary therapeutic skills to manage burnout symptoms presently and in the future.
AB - BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The present study investigated the effect of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) intervention on burnout among English education undergraduates in southeastern Nigeria. METHOD: The study adopted a randomized controlled trial design. A total of 96 English education undergraduates with high burnout symptoms in the participating universities took part in the study. These were randomly assigned to groups - intervention group (n = 48) and control group (n = 48). The Oldenburg Burnout Inventory for students (OLBI-S) was used for data collection. The collected data were analyzed using 2-way mixed repeated measure ANOVA at .05 probability level. RESULT: Results showed that the REBT program significantly reduced the burnout level among English education undergraduates in the intervention group compared to the students in the no-intervention control group as measured by the OLBI-S subscales. Also, the students who benefited from the REBT program maintained reduced burnout levels when the researchers conducted a follow-up. CONCLUSION: Given the present finding, the REBT program is an effective intervention for preventing and managing burnout among students. The present study has important curriculum innovation implications as far as English education is concerned especially in the Nigerian context. This intervention program can be included in the students' curriculum activities so as to equip the students with necessary therapeutic skills to manage burnout symptoms presently and in the future.
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U2 - 10.1097/MD.0000000000016219
DO - 10.1097/MD.0000000000016219
M3 - Article
C2 - 31261577
AN - SCOPUS:85069260910
SN - 0025-7974
VL - 98
SP - e16219
JO - Medicine (United States)
JF - Medicine (United States)
IS - 26
ER -