%0 Journal Article
%T Effect of Rational
%A Chibueze T. Orji
%A Chiedu Eseadi
%A Joachim C. Omeje
%A Joy I. Anyanwu
%A Nkechinyere C. Edeh
%A Samuel C. Ugwoke
%A Theresa C. Ogbuanya
%J Psychological Reports
%@ 1558-691X
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0033294117748587
%X 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¨Cposttest 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
%K Burnout
%K electronics work students
%K mental toughness
%K Nigeria
%K rational-emotive behavior therapy
%K undergraduates
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0033294117748587