Testing the efficacy of group cognitive-behavioral therapy for pathological internet use among undergraduates in Nigeria

Ede, Moses Onyemaechi; Okeke, Chinedu Ifedi; Igbo, Janet N.; Aye, Eucharia N.

doi:10.47626/2237-6089-2021-0348

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“…[12] Other common and unvalued characteristics among health workers are aggressiveness, [13] stigmatization and discrimination, [14] offering discouraging advice and negative remarks, [15,16] and physical abuse and blame. [17] All these aforementioned acts have resulted to the rapid decay of value among the health workers working in the various healthcare centers including university medical health units. The possibility that health workers with work-related stress may find it difficult to maintain positive belief when discharging their duties.…”

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Testing the impact of occupational intervention on professional ethics and values of Staff in University Medical Centers

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Background: The level of commitment to jobs is the driver of how much a worker could offer to those that need the services. People become poised to deliver services when they hold the job in high esteem. Evidence abounds that some workers in public services barely value their professional responsibilities and conduct. This motivated the present researchers to test the impacts of rational emotive behavioral occupational intervention (REBOI) on the professional ethics and values of Staff in University Medical Centers. Methods: to achieve the above aim, a randomized control design was used. A total of 114 staff were recruited, assessed 3 times using 3 instruments, and coached by therapists. The coaching last for 12 sessions. The data collected were subjected to a multivariate statistical analysis to test how effective the intervention was in changing negative perceptions about values and ethics in workplaces. Results: It was found that REBOI changes negative perceptions about professional ethics and values among staff of medical centers. The effectiveness of the REBOI is not statistically influenced by gender and group interaction. Gender does not moderate the impact of the intervention. Conclusion: This study finally suggests that REBOI effectively changes negative perceptions about values and ethics among health workers. Thus, recommends for the advancement of Ellis’ principles in other workplaces and across populations.

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“…Some rational-emotive and cognitive-behavior-related studies were reviewed which informed the present treatment manual. [ 15 , 31 , 41 ] It is a psycho-educational programme that lasted for 12 weeks with 12 sessions. Each session lasted for 60mins.…”

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“…Given this, researchers have remarked that well-adjusted students often value what they are learning and participate actively in classroom activities, [13,14] achieving higher potential [15] while those that are not properly adjusted on the other hand appear passive during school activities, [15] finds it difficult in handling academic stress-related problems, [16] experience low educational aspiration, [17] mental unhealthiness, [18] school failure [19] and drop out of school. [20] Previous studies equally remarked that adolescent with improper adjustment to academic environment and activities experiences loneliness, [21] and poor performance.…”

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School-based intervention for academic stress management and school adjustment among industrial technical education students: Implications for educational administrators

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Background: The high level of academic stress and maladjustment in the school environment led to this study to investigate the management of academic stress and school adjustment among university students using rational emotive behavioral therapy. Methods: The study adopted a pretest-posttest control group design. A total of 97 students participated in the study and were measured using an academic stress scale and academic adjustment scale at 3 points. Results: The results of the multivariate statistics indicated the improvement in the management of academic stress and academic adjustment among Industrial Technical Education students following their participation in the rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) treatment and those in the waitlisted control group (WCG) at 3 points. After the treatment, a second assessment shows that the REBT treatment had a significant effect on improvement in academic stress management and academic adjustment among Industrial Technical Education students and was subsequently sustained at follow-up assessment. It was also found that there is no interaction effect of groups and gender. Conclusion: This study suggests that the reduction in academic stress and improvement in the academic adjustment were due to exposure to rational emotive behavioral therapy. Therefore, school counselors should reach out to students that experiencing a high degree of stress and maladjustment and assist them using rational emotive behavioral therapy.

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“…The public now views gaming more favorably, particularly among younger people 2 . Online sports betting (such as football league promotions and pools), lotteries, and slot machines are the most widely used types of gambling 3 , 4 . Others include but are not limited to wagering and betting on the outcome of sporting event or race (football betting, car racing, horse racing, wrestling, basketball, swimming on platforms such as Bet9ja, Naira Bet, Merry Bet, Sure Bet, Sahara Bet, Betpawa Bet, Ebony Bet), virtual games (Bingo, Babynseju, Ajasare), Casino games (kalokalo) and Lottery style games such as Cross-Lotto, Pools (Baba Ijebu), tickets and keno, all of which award prizes based on the selection of winning symbol or number combinations 5 .…”

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“…In the Nigerian case, gamblers appear to be engaging in inappropriate behaviours such as fighting, stealing, weapon carrying, heavy alcohol consumption, illicit drug abuse, and destruction of public properties each time they lose valued material things 3 , 29 , 30 . The researchers’ observation tends to show that young, middle, and older adults exhibit disruptive gambling behaviour that impacts their interpersonal relationships with their family and friends.…”

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Predictors of pathological gambling behaviours in parents population in Nigeria

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Nwosu,

Okeke

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The increasing incidence of psychological pains, burnout, and anxiety among gamblers in Nigeria is high. This is because pathological gambling (PG) is on the rise and it is linked to many social vices such as stealing, drug abuse, and sexual abuse. It is important to investigate the trajectories of PG in Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey design was employed in our study with 197 participants sampled from 28 gambling venues in Nigeria made up the study’s sample size. Of the 197, 131 (66.5%) were males and 66 (33.5%) were females. 50 (25.4%) were within the age range of 20–30 years, 42 (21.3%) were within 31–40 years, 40 (20.3%) were within 41–50 years, 35 (17.8%) were within 51–60 years, and 30 (15.2%) were within 61 and above. Using the hierarchical regression analysis, our finding revealed a significant association between psychological distress and our respondents’ pathological gambling behaviour whereas none of the sociodemographic variables made a significant contribution to their pathological gambling behaviour. We concluded that gamblers’ psychological well-being is crucial to understanding their problematic gambling behaviours in the context of a developing nation such as Nigeria, and that this could be similar among our respondents. Implications of our findings were highlighted.

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Testing the efficacy of group cognitive-behavioral therapy for pathological internet use among undergraduates in Nigeria

Cited by 7 publications

References 49 publications

Testing the impact of occupational intervention on professional ethics and values of Staff in University Medical Centers

Testing the impact of occupational intervention on professional ethics and values of Staff in University Medical Centers

School-based intervention for academic stress management and school adjustment among industrial technical education students: Implications for educational administrators

Predictors of pathological gambling behaviours in parents population in Nigeria

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