Effect of a critical thinking intervention on stress management among undergraduates of adult education and extramural studies programs

Autor: Lambert Kenechukwu Ejionueme, Lambert Peter Ukanga, Nkechi Mercy Okeke, Mulii Falaremi Olajide, Nwakaego Ebele Ekwealor, Patrick Ujah, Michael Eskay, Christian S. Ugwuanyi, Chiedu Eseadi, Uzoamaka Lucynda Koledoye, Ngozi Justina Igwe, Godwin C. Abiogu, Moses Onyemaechi Ede, Ifeyinwa O. Ezenwaji, Ruphina U. Nwachukwu, Anthonia Ekanibe Onuorah, Charity Chinelo Okide, Rosemary Ogochukwu Igbo, Chioma Osilike
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Medicine
ISSN: 1536-5964
0025-7974
Popis: Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the effect of a critical thinking intervention (CTI) on stress management among undergraduates of adult education and extramural studies programs. Method: A total of 44 undergraduates were randomly sorted into experimental and waitlist control groups. We used the Perceived Stress Scale for data collection at the pre-test, post-test, and follow-up stages. We used unpaired t and paired t-tests to analyze the data collected. SPSS version 22.0 was used for the data analyses (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL). Results: It was shown that the CTI was effective in reducing the mean stress of the participants compared to the control group both in the post-test (t[42] = −22.453, P
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