Abstract
The study was carried out to determine the effect of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy on Occupational Stress among Electrical/Electronic Technologists and Instructors in Northern Universities in Nigeria for sustainability at the workplace. The study adopted a quasi-experimental research design. The study was conducted in five States in Northern Nigeria. Four research questions guided the study and eight hypotheses were formulated and tested at .05 level of significance. The population for this study comprised 50 Electrical/Electronic Technologists and instructors (EETIs). Questionnaire was used for data collection and was faced validated by three expert validates in the Department of Technical Education, Benue State University. The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach alpha which yielded a coefficient value of .84. Both experimental groups and control groups were pretested without intervention. However, the experimental group received the experimental treatment (planned and formal Rational Emotive Behaviour Treatment). Mean scores were used to answer the research questions while ANCOVA was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed that there was a drop in the occupational stress among the EETIs exposed to the REBT as compared to the waitlist group. Occupational stress was noticeable among male EETIs than the female EETIs. Findings of this study indicated that REBT is an effective and time-efficient treatment modality for overcoming occupational stress experienced by EETIs in the Federal Universities in Nigeria. Thus, Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy is highly recommended to be integrated with the present Electrical/Electronic Technology Education curriculum to foster the disputation of work- irrational beliefs among EETIs
Keywords: Sustainability; REBT; Occupational stress; Electrical/Electronic Technologists; optimal productivity
Publication Date: 2023-09-09