• Medicine · Aug 2020

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Effect of a critical thinking intervention on stress management among undergraduates of adult education and extramural studies programs.

    • Charity Chinelo Okide, Chiedu Eseadi, Ifeyinwa O Ezenwaji, Moses O Ede, Rosemary Ogochukwu Igbo, Uzoamaka Lucynda Koledoye, Nwakaego Ebele Ekwealor, Chioma Osilike, Nkechi Mercy Okeke, Ngozi Justina Igwe, Ruphina U Nwachukwu, Lambert Peter Ukanga, Mulii Falaremi Olajide, Anthonia Ekanibe Onuorah, Patrick Ujah, Lambert K Ejionueme, Godwin C Abiogu, Michael Eskay, and Christian S Ugwuanyi.
    • Department of Adult Education and Extra-Mural-Studies.
    • Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Aug 28; 99 (35): e21697.

    ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to examine the effect of a critical thinking intervention (CTI) on stress management among undergraduates of adult education and extramural studies programs.MethodA total of 44 undergraduates were randomly sorted into experimental and waitlist control groups. We used the Perceived Stress Scale for data collection at the pre-test, post-test, and follow-up stages. We used unpaired t and paired t-tests to analyze the data collected. SPSS version 22.0 was used for the data analyses (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL).ResultsIt was shown that the CTI was effective in reducing the mean stress of the participants compared to the control group both in the post-test (t[42] = -22.453, P < .001) and follow-up periods (t[42] = -34.292, P < .001). There were statistically significant changes in the mean stress of participants in the experimental group from the pre-test to post-test phases (t[23] = 26.30, P = .000, r = .08], and from pre-test to follow-up(t[23] = 37.10, P = .000, r = .30). The mean stress of the participants in the experimental group from post-test to follow-up signified the sustained positive influence of the CTI on the mean stress (t[23] = 2.41, P = .000, r = .46) of the undergraduates.ConclusionThis study adds to the literature by showing that a CTI is a valuable strategy for stress reduction in a university environment. Given that the CTI demonstrated the ability to reduce stress among undergraduates enrolled in adult education and extramural studies programs, we hope that similar interventions will be adopted to manage and prevent stress among students in other departments and disciplines.

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