6861Effect Of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy And Time Management Skills On The Reduction Of Academic Stress Among Undergraduate Students In Rivers State, Nigeria:- Nicholas Ikechukwu J
ABSTRACT
This study examined the effect of Rational
Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT) and Time Management Skills (TMS) on the
reduction of academic stress among undergraduate students in Rivers State.
Seven research questions and seven corresponding null hypotheses tested at 0.05
level ofsignificance guided the study. The study adopted quasi-experimental
research design employing non randomized pretest, posttest control group
design. The population consists of all two hundred level undergraduate students
of 2017/2018 academic session in the three Universities in the state numbering
1,250 students with high academic stress. The Sample size was thirty two (32)
two hundred level undergraduate students with high academic stress. Simple
random sampling technique was employed to select one university from the three
universities in Rivers State. Purposive sampling was applied to select one
faculty from the sampled university. Instrument for data collection was a
questionnaire titled “Student Academic Stress Indices” (SASI) developed by the
researcher. The instrument had a reliability coefficient index of 0.85 which is
considered suitable for the study. Three treatment groups and one control group
were formed. Treatment groups were exposed to REBT, TMS and a combination of
REBT and TMS. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation
for the research questions; t-test and ANOVA for the null hypotheses. The
results revealed that REBT treatment had greater effect in reducing academic
stress than the control at posttest. The finding also revealed that the
combined treatment group produced significantly better results than the other
single interventions. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others
that students with high academic stress should be exposed to a combination of
REBT and TMS for better result. The study concludes that REBT and TMS is
effective in reducing academic stress among undergraduate students in Rivers
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MICHAEL, U (2026). 6861Effect Of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy And Time Management Skills On The Reduction Of Academic Stress Among Undergraduate Students In Rivers State, Nigeria:- Nicholas Ikechukwu J. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Apr 28, 2026, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/6861effect-of-rational-emotive-behaviour-therapy-and-time-management-skills-on-the-reduction-of-academic-stress-among-undergraduate-students-in-rivers-state-nigeria-nicholas-ikechukwu-j-7-2
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UNIVERSITY, MICHAEL. "6861Effect Of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy And Time Management Skills On The Reduction Of Academic Stress Among Undergraduate Students In Rivers State, Nigeria:- Nicholas Ikechukwu J" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2026). Accessed 28 Apr. 2026. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/6861effect-of-rational-emotive-behaviour-therapy-and-time-management-skills-on-the-reduction-of-academic-stress-among-undergraduate-students-in-rivers-state-nigeria-nicholas-ikechukwu-j-7-2