Effect of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy on Depressive Symptoms in a Sample of Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability

Ugwuanyi, Leonard T.; Ede, Moses Onyemaechi; Agbigwe, Ifeanyichukwu B.; Onuorah, Adaorah R; Amaeze, Fidelis Eze; Edeh, Nkechinyere Charity; Aye, Eucharia N.; Ezeh, Ngozi E.; Ubah, Josephine Chioma; Onah, Sebastian Okechukwu; Chukwu, Loveth Chinyere; Ogidi, Chinenye Ifeoma; Agatha, Nzewuji U.; Effanga, Offiong Asuquo; Ozoemena, Lilian Chijioke; Egwim, Chisom E.; Adene, Friday Mamudu

doi:10.1007/s10942-022-00454-2

Cited by 17 publications

(29 citation statements)

References 31 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…God desires people with disabilities to be in the church (Luke 14:12–14). Christian parents who are affected with depression, trauma, and other psychological disturbances due to irrational beliefs about children with low vision should be made to realize that disability is not caused by sin (John 9:3–4) [41] …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Christian parents who are affected with depression, trauma, and other psychological disturbances due to irrational beliefs about children with low vision should be made to realize that disability is not caused by sin (John 9:3-4). [41] 4.1. The strengths and limitations of the study In part of this world (Nigeria), it appeared that this study is one of earlier studies that investigated the impact of family health model of REBT in reducing negative perception and interpretation of quality of family life.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Improving quality of family life among Christian parents of children with low vision in Nsukka catholic diocese using rational emotive family health therapy

et al. 2022

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Most Christian parents living with children with low vision have reported to be experiencing psychological disturbances that are affecting the family health. As a result, the quality of family life is being impaired. The experience of parents catering for children with low vision is mainly influenced by psychosocial factors that could determine the quality of family life of such parents. This present study is to investigate the efficacy of rational emotive family health therapy in reducing poor quality of family life among Christian parents of children with low vision in Nsukka Catholic Dioceses. Method: This is a randomized pretest and posttest control trial. Participants were 88 parents of children living with low vision in Nsukka Catholic Dioceses, Nigeria. The power of the sample size was determined using Gpower statistical software. The participants in rational emotive family health therapy programme-group were exposed to a 12-session treatment programme whereas their counterparts in waitlisted control group did not receive anything. A family quality of life scale was utilized in assessing the participants. Data analyses were performed using repeated measures ANOVA. Results: It was found that rational emotive family health therapy had a significant positive effect on increasing quality of family life among the study participants compared to those in the waitlisted control group. Conclusion: This study contributed and validated the efficacy of rational emotive family health therapy in improving quality of family life among parents of children with low vision.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Improving quality of family life among Christian parents of children with low vision in Nsukka catholic diocese using rational emotive family health therapy

et al. 2022

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The crux of REBT is on rational and irrational beliefs (David, 2014 ). Furthermore, rational beliefs have been empirically proven to have functional consequences such as rational thoughts, adaptive behaviours, and healthy psychophysiological reactions; but the reverse is the case for irrational beliefs (Abiogu et al, 2020 , 2021 ; Agah et al, 2020 ; Iremeka et al, 2021 ; Ugwuanyi et al, 2022 ; Kahn et al, 1964 ) explain that some family or personal resources may cushion the negative effect of work-family conflict among employees. Kahn et al ( 1964 ) further stated that cultural beliefs about gender roles influence women’s behaviour, and most often correspond with societal expectations.…”

Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rational emotive intervention for work-family conflict and female primary school teachers’ well-being

2022

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Globally, work and family conflict has been investigated by many researchers. Yet there is an increased prevalence of work-family conflict and its influence on the well-being of the female teaching population, especially Nigerian primary school teachers. This incidence has kept a good proportion of schoolteachers vulnerable to health problems as well as affected their wellbeing. This study evaluates the effect of rational emotive behaviour therapy on improving the well-being of female teachers with irrational behaviours arising from the work-family conflict. This is a randomized study. A total of 69 female primary school teachers in Enugu state Nigeria who met the criteria for inclusion were used as the study participants. Three self-report measures (Work-Family Conflict questionnaire, Multidimensional Health States Scale-Short Form, and Teacher Irrational Belief Scale) were used to collect data. Repeated measures with analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to determine the effects of the intervention. The findings of the study revealed that REBT had a significant effect on the well-being scores of Nigerian female primary school teachers with work-family conflict when compared to their counterparts in the no-intervention group at Time 2. In addition, the effect of REBT on improving well-being in female teachers with work-family conflict was significantly maintained at the follow-up measurements (Time 3). In conclusion, it is suggested that REBT is an effective intervention for moderating the effect of work-family conflict on the well-being of career female teachers. As such, cognitive behavioural therapists can further examine the effectiveness of REBT using other constructs and cultures.

show abstract

“…REBT is a proven intervention technique for helping children with disabilities and their families manage their illogical beliefs (IBs) that cause frustration, despair, and depression by disputing them and replacing them with reasonable beliefs (RBs) in order to overcome their dysfunctional emotions and behaviours. Appropriate logical belief replacements will assist parents of these children in better managing their children's developmental issues (Egbe et al, 2022;Obiweluozo et al, 2021;Ugwuanyi et al, 2022;Uzodinma et al, 2022). They may also become their own therapists, allowing them to reinforce children's learning (Joy, 2018).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Intervention for Treating Depression in Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability of Down’s Syndrome: A Sample of Nigerian Parents

Ede

Okeke

Obiweluozo

2022

J Rat-Emo Cognitive-Behav Ther

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A good number of parents of children with Down syndrome are prone to depressive disorders. The depressive feelings are attributed to negative perceptions of the situation, self, and the future. Given this, we explored the impact of the family health model of rational-emotive behavior therapy on depressive symptoms in parents of children with intellectual disability of Down syndrome in the COVID-19 pandemic era. This is a randomized pretest-posttest control group design that recruited 88 parents of children with intellectual disability of Down syndrome. We measured the depressive symptoms in parents at Time 1, Time 2, and Time 3 using the Beck depressive inventory and Hamilton depression rating scale. We adopted a family health model rational emotive behaviour therapy intervention in treating the depressive symptoms affecting the parents. The analysis of covariate results showed that at initial assessment there was no significant difference between the treatment group and comparison group at baseline evaluation of depressive symptoms in participants. At the posttest, it had a significant effect on the intervention on participants' depressive symptoms. Likewise, a follow-up result still shows that intervention had a significant effect on participants' depressive symptoms of participants. In conclusion, this study suggests that treatment variable accounted for the effect in decreasing depressive symptoms scores of participants. KeywordsREBT • Family health model of REBT • Depression • Parents • Parents of down syndrome children • Outcome research

show abstract

Effect of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy on Depressive Symptoms in a Sample of Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability

Cited by 17 publications

References 31 publications

Improving quality of family life among Christian parents of children with low vision in Nsukka catholic diocese using rational emotive family health therapy

Improving quality of family life among Christian parents of children with low vision in Nsukka catholic diocese using rational emotive family health therapy

Rational emotive intervention for work-family conflict and female primary school teachers’ well-being

Intervention for Treating Depression in Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability of Down’s Syndrome: A Sample of Nigerian Parents

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About