Examining the impact of randomized control intervention on depressive symptoms in schoolchildren with atypical behaviors

The need to investigate depression among disadvantaged groups motivated this study. This study investigated the impacts of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) on depressive symptoms in schoolchildren with atypical behaviors in Enugu State Nigeria. METHOD: A group randomized controlled design wa...

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Autores principales: Aneke, Anthonia O., Ede, Moses Onyemaechi, Agbigwe, Ifeanyichukwu B., Obumse, Nneka Anthonia, Nnamani, Ogechi, Ngwoke, Anthonia N., Okenyi, Emmanuel C., Ezema, Victor S., Ejiofor, Juliana N., Njoku, Obiageli C., Ifelunni, Clara O., Ebizie, Elizabeth N., Okpala, Edith, Oneli, Joy Obiageli
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9936029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36800628
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000032964
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Sumario:The need to investigate depression among disadvantaged groups motivated this study. This study investigated the impacts of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) on depressive symptoms in schoolchildren with atypical behaviors in Enugu State Nigeria. METHOD: A group randomized controlled design was used to assign 37 schoolchildren to the intervention group and 37 schoolchildren to the waitlisted control group. These people were evaluated at three times (pretest, post-test, and later test) using a dependent measure. The outcome demonstrated that there was no discernible difference between the participants in the treatment group and those in the waitlisted control group at the time of the pretest. The post-treatment test results revealed a considerable improvement among participants as a result of REBT therapy. RESULTS: The later test result revealed that the treatment’s significant improvement was maintained in favor of the REBT group. The outcome of REBT treatment was not moderated due to location. The data showed a significant interaction impact on participants’ depression levels in relation to the interaction between groups and gender during therapy. CONCLUSION: Following the outcomes, we concluded that REBT is a long-term efficacious intervention for treating depressive symptoms in schoolchildren with atypical behaviors in Enugu State Nigeria regardless of location and gender.