IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

International Journal of Education and Evaluation (IJEE )

E-ISSN 2489-0073
P-ISSN 2695-1940
VOL. 10 NO. 4 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/ijee.v10.no4.2024.pg56.70

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Effect of Cognitive Restructuring Counselling Therapy on University Undergraduate Students with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Bauchi, Nigeria

Grace H. Gagare, Professor Grace O. Momoh, Professor Nan ram B. Longbap

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Abstract

Post-traumatic stress disorder is one of the conditions that affect students’ psychological, sociological and overall functioning including of students at the tertiary level. Insecurity issues in Nigeria, particularly, in North East, is a major concern that resulted to different challenges that throw the undergraduate students in to different and ugly traumatic conditions that often leads students to depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, sleepless nights, isolation, confusion, unsecure, fear, unhealthy relationships, among others and even thinking of committing suicide. This scenario constitutes the main interest of this research. The aim of this research therefore, was to ascertain the effects of Cognitive Restructuring Therapy on University undergraduate students with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in ATBU Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to determine the extent to which students suffer from PTSD, how PTSD interferes on students’ psychological, sociological and overall functioning and the effect of PTSD based on gender. For the purpose of data collection, PTSD screening scale was used to collect data that was used before and after treatment with Cognitive Restructuring Therapy and its effects on PTSD was assessed. The research design employed in this study was a quasi- experimental design with pre-test post-test method in both the experimental and control groups. A pre-test was administered to both experimental and control groups before the commencement of the treatment. The experimental group received the treatment on Cognitive Restructuring Therapy while the control group was not exposed to treatment. Sixty male and female students of ATBU Bauchi made up the sample for the study that lasted for eight weeks. There were thirty one students in the experimental group and twenty nine students for the control group. The pre- test was administered to both groups and results proved that the participa

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