• Uche Lebechi Igbokwe, Edith Nwakaego Nwokenna, Chiedu Eseadi, Chimaobi Samuel Ogbonna, Ekwutosi Monica Nnadi, Kennedy Okechukwu Ololo, Oguwuike Michael Enyoghasim, Otu Akanu Otu, Kalu Ebi Uma, Theresa Ngozi Onuora, Onyebuchi Onwube, and Anuli Regina Ogbuagu.
• Department of Arts Education.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jun 1; 98 (26): e16219e16219.

Background/ObjectiveThe present study investigated the effect of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) intervention on burnout among English education undergraduates in southeastern Nigeria.MethodThe study adopted a randomized controlled trial design. A total of 96 English education undergraduates with high burnout symptoms in the participating universities took part in the study. These were randomly assigned to groups - intervention group (n = 48) and control group (n = 48). The Oldenburg Burnout Inventory for students (OLBI-S) was used for data collection. The collected data were analyzed using 2-way mixed repeated measure ANOVA at .05 probability level.ResultResults showed that the REBT program significantly reduced the burnout level among English education undergraduates in the intervention group compared to the students in the no-intervention control group as measured by the OLBI-S subscales. Also, the students who benefited from the REBT program maintained reduced burnout levels when the researchers conducted a follow-up.ConclusionGiven the present finding, the REBT program is an effective intervention for preventing and managing burnout among students. The present study has important curriculum innovation implications as far as English education is concerned especially in the Nigerian context. This intervention program can be included in the students' curriculum activities so as to equip the students with necessary therapeutic skills to manage burnout symptoms presently and in the future.

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