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Puente-Hidalgo S, Prada-García C, Benítez-Andrades JA, Fernández-Martínez E. Promotion of Healthy Habits in University Students: Literature Review. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:993. [PMID: 38786404 PMCID: PMC11121720 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12100993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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The increase in responsibilities, together with the multiple challenges that students face in the university period, has a direct impact on their healthy lifestyles. This literature review describes the benefits of promoting healthy habits in college, highlighting the fundamental role of prevention and promotion. A systematic review was carried out following the PRISMA recommendations, searching for information in the WOS and Scopus databases. On the other hand, a search was carried out within the existing and available grey literature. The review focused on finding information about physical activity, nutrition, and stress (with an emphasis on resilience and academic burnout) in university students. This bibliographic review includes 32 articles and six web pages, containing information on the benefits of physical activity, healthy habits, and health prevention. The information collected in this study shows that university students are exposed to multiple changes during this period, increasing as the academic years progress. At that time, their habits worsen, with low adherence to the Mediterranean diet, low physical activity, and high levels of stress, specifically increasing cases of academic burnout. The establishment of healthy habits during the university period is necessary, observing an improvement in all the variables studied. Prevention has played a fundamental role.
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- Sara Puente-Hidalgo
- Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Universidad de León, Ponferrada Campus, 24001 Ponferrada, Spain
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Valladolid, 47005 Valladolid, Spain;
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- SALBIS Research Group, Department of Electrical, Systems and Automatics Engineering, Universidad de León, Campus de Vegazana, 24071 León, Spain;
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- SALBIS Research Group, Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Universidad de León, Campus de Vegazana, 24071 León, Spain;
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Okereke GKO, Ede MO, Adejo OO, Nwadi LC, Oneli JO, Nwahunanya I, Kontei E, Oguejiofor IV, Nkemjika O, Okereke JA, Iliya J, Udogu K, Ike JO, Areji A. Coping strategy for work-family conflict and burnout in construction industrial adult workers: A philosophical highlight. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e33933. [PMID: 37335679 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000033933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The work environment in Nigeria is demanding and could lead to psychological disturbances. Evidentially, construction workers have confirmed the horrible job stress and work-family conflict they experience in the workplace. This has led to work-related burnout. As a matter of importance, this study was conducted. METHODS A pure experimental design was used, which helped to randomly assigned recruited 98 construction industry adult workers to 2 arms (treatment and waitlisted control groups). Two dependent measures were distributed before, immediately after, and 4 weeks after completion of intervention with 12 sessions that were given to the treatment group. RESULTS This study found that cognitive behavior therapy is beneficial in the management of work-family conflict and work burnout among construction industry workers. Therefore, there is a need for advancement and adequate implementation of cognitive behavior therapy in industries for psychological functioning of workers.
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- Department of Industrial and Technical Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Home Economics and Hospitality Management Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Teleo Network International School of Theology, Pastoral Ministry Grace Training International Bible Institute, Duluth, Gambia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Industrial and Technical Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Adult Education Extra-Mural Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Quantity Surveying, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu State, Nigeria
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- Department of Industrial and Technical Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Industrial and Technical Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Industrial and Technical Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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Omeke FC, Okeke CI, Ede MO, Oneli JO. Coaching impact on work-family conflict and occupational stress among educational administrators in primary schools. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e33185. [PMID: 36897694 PMCID: PMC9997757 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000033185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Many workers in developing countries have complained about poor working conditions, unhappiness, and job insecurity. As a result, irrationality in employees judgments of the dissatisfactory status of Nigerian organizational environments has been linked to deviant public employee behavior. Apparently, workers in this work environment experience job-induced hazards and distorted feelings about their occupational well-being. With that in mind, we evaluated the impact of rational-emotive occupational health coaching on work-life quality and occupational stress management among educational administrators in Nigeria. METHODS This research employed a group-randomized trial design. A total number of 70 administrators were recruited, measured with 2 measurement tools during the study. Frequency, percentage, and Chi-square statistics were employed to describe the recruited sample, and inferential (mixed model ANOVA) statistics were utilized to examine the information gathered from the participants. RESULTS The result showed a significant effect of the rational-emotive occupational health coaching (REOHC) group in decreasing the perception of stress and work-family conflict management among educational administrators. Also, the study reported a significant effect of time on administrators' occupational stress and work-family conflict management. The results also indicate that administrators' occupational stress and work-family conflict coping skills had a significant influence due to group and time interaction effects. CONCLUSION REOHC is a powerful and useful coaching strategy that improves perceptions of administrators about work-life and job stress in work environment. Based on these results, we recommend REOHC for practitioners in different works of life.
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- Faith C. Omeke
- Department of Educational Foundations, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
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- Department of Education Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- Department of Education Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- Teleo Network International School of Theology, Pastoral Ministry Grace Training International Bible Institute, Gambia
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Ogakwu NV, Ede MO, Agu PU, Manafa I, Ezeaku F, Onah SO, Okereke GKO, Omeke FC, Agbigwe IB, Oneli JO. School-based intervention for academic stress management and school adjustment among industrial technical education students: Implications for educational administrators. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e32547. [PMID: 36637922 PMCID: PMC9839277 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000032547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The high level of academic stress and maladjustment in the school environment led to this study to investigate the management of academic stress and school adjustment among university students using rational emotive behavioral therapy. METHODS The study adopted a pretest-posttest control group design. A total of 97 students participated in the study and were measured using an academic stress scale and academic adjustment scale at 3 points. RESULTS The results of the multivariate statistics indicated the improvement in the management of academic stress and academic adjustment among Industrial Technical Education students following their participation in the rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) treatment and those in the waitlisted control group (WCG) at 3 points. After the treatment, a second assessment shows that the REBT treatment had a significant effect on improvement in academic stress management and academic adjustment among Industrial Technical Education students and was subsequently sustained at follow-up assessment. It was also found that there is no interaction effect of groups and gender. CONCLUSION This study suggests that the reduction in academic stress and improvement in the academic adjustment were due to exposure to rational emotive behavioral therapy. Therefore, school counselors should reach out to students that experiencing a high degree of stress and maladjustment and assist them using rational emotive behavioral therapy.
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- Nneka Vera Ogakwu
- Department of Educational Foundations, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Educational Foundations, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Educational Foundations, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State, Nigeria
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- Department of Educational Foundations, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Industrial Technical Education, Faculty of Vocational and Teacher Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Educational Foundations, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Teleo Network International School of Theology, Pastoral Ministry Grace Training International Bible Institute, Gambia
- * Correspondence: Joy Obiageli Oneli, Teleo Network International School of Theology, Pastoral Ministry Grace Training International Bible Institute, Gambia (e-mail: )
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Ifelunni CO, Ede MO, Okeke CI. Rational emotive intervention for work-family conflict and female primary school teachers' well-being. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022; 42:1-14. [PMID: 36124047 PMCID: PMC9476453 DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-03704-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Globally, work and family conflict has been investigated by many researchers. Yet there is an increased prevalence of work-family conflict and its influence on the well-being of the female teaching population, especially Nigerian primary school teachers. This incidence has kept a good proportion of schoolteachers vulnerable to health problems as well as affected their wellbeing. This study evaluates the effect of rational emotive behaviour therapy on improving the well-being of female teachers with irrational behaviours arising from the work-family conflict. This is a randomized study. A total of 69 female primary school teachers in Enugu state Nigeria who met the criteria for inclusion were used as the study participants. Three self-report measures (Work-Family Conflict questionnaire, Multidimensional Health States Scale-Short Form, and Teacher Irrational Belief Scale) were used to collect data. Repeated measures with analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to determine the effects of the intervention. The findings of the study revealed that REBT had a significant effect on the well-being scores of Nigerian female primary school teachers with work-family conflict when compared to their counterparts in the no-intervention group at Time 2. In addition, the effect of REBT on improving well-being in female teachers with work-family conflict was significantly maintained at the follow-up measurements (Time 3). In conclusion, it is suggested that REBT is an effective intervention for moderating the effect of work-family conflict on the well-being of career female teachers. As such, cognitive behavioural therapists can further examine the effectiveness of REBT using other constructs and cultures.
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- Clara Odozi Ifelunni
- Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Education Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- Department of Education Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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Assessing the Efficacy of Rational Emotive Behavior Intervention for Visually Impaired Upper Basic School Children with Negative Self-belief/Personal Value System. JOURNAL OF RATIONAL-EMOTIVE AND COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOR THERAPY 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10942-021-00419-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Ede MO, Agah JJ, Okeke CI, Chuks ZO, Oguguo BC, Agu PU, Ene CU, Ekesionye NE, Nji IA, Eze C, Manafa IF. Effect of cognitive behavioral active engagement training on test item construction skills among primary school teachers in Nigeria: Implication for educational policy makers. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e26876. [PMID: 34516489 PMCID: PMC8428696 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000026876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Most classroom teachers are weak in constructing test items for assessment of students. This study examined the effects of cognitive behavioral active engagement training on test items construction skills among primary school teachers in Nigeria. METHODS We adopted a randomized pretest-posttest control group design. A total of 148 participants served as the study sample. One instrument was used for data collection. The participants were administered the instrument at 4 different times. Test construction guide was employed to implement the training. Data analysis was completed using analysis of covariance. RESULTS The researchers found that cognitive behavioral active engagement training had a significant effect on participants' test items construction scores as measured by test construction skills inventory at posttest, first and second follow-up stages. CONCLUSION The researchers concluded that cognitive behavioral active engagement training is efficacious in the improvement of test items construction skills among primary school teachers in Nigeria.
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- Moses Onyemaechi Ede
- A Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Education Studies, Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, South Africa
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- Department of Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Head/Host, School of Education Studies, Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, South Africa
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- Chemistry Education Department, School of Science Education, Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku, River State, Nigeria
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- Department of Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Educational Foundations, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Social Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Department of Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State, Nigeria
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Ugwuanyi CS, Okeke CIO, Ekwueme UH. Management of work stress in science education lecturers' population using rational emotive occupational health coaching: Implication for educational evaluators. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2021; 49:2517-2531. [PMID: 34269427 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 06/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Nigerian university lecturers face a lot of works in the day-to-day discharge of their responsibilities as academics. This constitutes a lot of stress for them as documented in the literature. However, literature is scarce on how these lecturers manage their work stress. Thus, the researchers explored the efficacy of rational emotive occupational health coaching (REOHC) on the management of work stress among lecturers. METHOD A randomised controlled trial group experimental research design was adopted using a sample size of 84 lecturers in Science Education Departments of the sampled universities. An occupational stress index was used in the gathering of necessary data for the study. The REOHC treatment lasted for 12 weeks after which the participants were posttested and a follow-up measure followed after 3 months of the termination of the treatment. Repeated measures analysis of variance statistical approach was used to analyse the obtained data. RESULTS It was revealed that REOHC was significantly (p < 0.05) effective in the management of work stress in a population of science education lecturers in Nigeria. CONCLUSION REOHC enables science education lecturers to effectively manage their work stress to maximise their work outputs. This finding implicates the expertise of Educational Evaluators.
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- Christian S Ugwuanyi
- School of Education Studies, Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
- Department of Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria
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- School of Education Studies, Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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Testing the Efficacy of Family Health-Model of REBT on Family Values and Quality of Family Life Among Parents of Children with Visual Impairment. JOURNAL OF RATIONAL-EMOTIVE AND COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOR THERAPY 2021; 40:252-277. [PMID: 34393360 PMCID: PMC8355570 DOI: 10.1007/s10942-021-00409-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The high rate of negative thinking in family circles due to the presence of children with visual impairment has grossly affects the quality of family life. In the case of Nigeria, low quality of family life is prevalent among parents of children with visual loss. This study attempts to validate the efficacy of a rational emotional family health therapy in addressing family values and quality of life among parents of children with visual impairment in Enugu state Nigeria. A group randomized controlled design, participants comprised 132 parents whose children were living with visual impairment in Enugu state, Nigeria. The participants in REFHP-group were exposed to a 12-session treatment programme whereas their counterparts in the waitlisted control group did not receive this intervention. Two measures-Family Quality of Life Scale and Family Value Scale were utilized in assessing the participants at three time points. Data analyses were completed using repeated measures ANOVA. Findings revealed that rational emotive family health therapy had a significantly positive effect on increasing family values and quality of family life among the study participants of the treatment group. This study contributes to the scholarship on the efficacy of rational emotive family health therapy in improving family values and quality of family life among parents of children with visual impairment.
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