RESEARCH ARTICLE
Management of Mental Health Problem among Primary School Teachers using Rational-emotive Behavior Therapy
Christian S. Ugwuanyi1, *
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2023Volume: 16
E-location ID: e187494452212230
First Page: 1
Publisher ID: e187494452212230
DOI: 10.2174/18749445-v15-e221226-2022-HT21-4315-2
Article History:
Received Date: 27/8/2022Revision Received Date: 26/10/2022
Acceptance Date: 26/10/2022
Electronic publication date: 24/01/2023
Collection year: 2023
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Background:
Teachers in the Nigerian education system, especially at the primary level, experience various mental health issues. This is likely to be so as primary school teachers carry out a lot of responsibilities ranging from teaching all the primary school subjects to taking care of their families. Studies have revealed that mental health issues limit the academic responsibilities of teachers. However, there is a dearth of literature on mental health issues management among primary school teachers.
Objective:
This study explored the effect of rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT) on work stress management among primary school teachers.
Methods:
Using a randomised control trial group experimental design, this research used 45 primary school teachers as the study participants. Data for the study were collected using a work stress questionnaire which was properly validated and trial tested (α = .84). The participants were pretested before being exposed to a 12-week REBT intervention treatment. Participants were then retested and received follow-up care two months after the end of the intervention. Data collected were analysed using mixed-design repeated analysis of variance.
Results:
It was revealed that the work stress of the primary school teachers who were exposed to REBT intervention significantly (p < .05) reduced after the treatment.
Conclusion:
REBT intervention significantly affected work stress management among primary school teachers. Therefore, it was recommended that REBT intervention be used as a workplace stress management intervention among primary school teachers.
