TY - JOUR
T1 - Testing the Impact of Rational Emotive Education on Critical Thinking to Improve Life Skills among University Students
AU - Anyaehie, Michael Chugozie
AU - Ikogho, Doris Eseoghene
AU - Mawila-Chauke, Daphney
AU - Asogwa, Christopher Ikechukwu
AU - Ede, Moses Onyemaechi
AU - Onwuasoanya, Francisca Chinweoke
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2025.
PY - 2025/6
Y1 - 2025/6
N2 - Building critical thinking and problem-solving abilities in students for creativity skills before graduation is a global trend and institutions and researchers are expected to invest what they can to achieve it. Based on this, this study investigated the impact of rational emotive education on critical thinking among intending graduates. An experimental research design was used and a total of 82 participants were randomly assigned to the Rational Emotive Education group (41 participants) and comparison group (41 participants). Critical Thinking Motivational Scale was used to assess the students. The outcome showed that rational emotive education positively improves critical thinking among students. Based on this, future studies and the practice of practitioners should focus on building REE principles into the steps designed for critical thinking training.
AB - Building critical thinking and problem-solving abilities in students for creativity skills before graduation is a global trend and institutions and researchers are expected to invest what they can to achieve it. Based on this, this study investigated the impact of rational emotive education on critical thinking among intending graduates. An experimental research design was used and a total of 82 participants were randomly assigned to the Rational Emotive Education group (41 participants) and comparison group (41 participants). Critical Thinking Motivational Scale was used to assess the students. The outcome showed that rational emotive education positively improves critical thinking among students. Based on this, future studies and the practice of practitioners should focus on building REE principles into the steps designed for critical thinking training.
KW - Critical thinking
KW - Life skills
KW - Rational emotive education
KW - University students
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105003651534&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10942-025-00588-z
DO - 10.1007/s10942-025-00588-z
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:105003651534
SN - 0894-9085
VL - 43
JO - Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy
JF - Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy
IS - 2
M1 - 26
ER -