EFFECTS OF RATIONAL EMOTIVE BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY ON ASTHMATIC TRAUMA AMONG STUDENTS OF FEDERAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY JOS, PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study is on the effects of Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy on asthmatic trauma among students of Federal College of Medical Laboratory Technology, Jos Plateau State, Nigeria. The study adopted the true experimental research design. Four research questions and four hypotheses were formulated for the study. The population of the study was made of 109 asthmatic students in Federal College of Medical Laboratory Technology, Jos. 50 respondents (asthmatic students) of Federal College of Medical Laboratory Technology, Jos (25 students in each group; that is the experimental and control group respectively). The purposive sampling technique was used for the population and sample in the study. The data for this study were collected using two instruments namely: Asthmatic Trauma Questionnaire (ATQ) and Achievement Proforma developed by the researcher. The data obtained from the study were analyzed using mean and standard deviation, while the hypotheses were tested using t-test. The major findings from the study revealed that majority of students had high -self-concept level and that rational emotive behavoural therapy is effective in reducing fear and depression in asthmatic students. The result revealed that rational emotive therapy is effective in reducing uncertainty feeling in asthmatic students. Rational emotive therapy was effective in improving the psycho social adjustments of asthmatic students and rational emotive therapy was effective in improving the academic achievement of asthmatic students. The researcher recommended among other things that parents should increase their effects to ensure that their children reduce the trauma of asthma, Government should employ and deploy qualified guidance counsellors into all tertiary institutions in order to curb the prevalence of the trauma of asthma, Guidance counsellors should use appropriate therapy or counselling techniques for the reduction of trauma of asthma among students, and students should be deliberate and self discipline in improving their academic achievement.