Ogbuanya Theresa C, Eseadi Chiedu, Orji Chibueze T, Ohanu Ifeanyi B, Bakare Jimoh, Ede Moses O
Department of Industrial Technical Education, Faculty of Vocational and Technical Education Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 May;96(19):e6891. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000006891.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: This study examined the effectiveness of rational emotive behavior coaching (REBC) on occupational stress and work ability in a sample of electronics workshop instructors in Nigeria.
A pretest-posttest control group design was used. The participants were 108 electronics workshop instructors in technical colleges in the south-east of Nigeria who met the study inclusion criteria. Data were collected using 3 questionnaires and analyzed using a repeated measure analysis of variance and Mann-Whitney U test.
REBC led to a significant reduction in occupational stress experienced by the electronics workshop instructors in the REBC group compared to their counterparts in the waitlist control group. Furthermore, the scores for occupation-related irrational beliefs of the instructors in the REBC group were significantly lower than those in the waitlist control group at the end of the coaching intervention. The work ability of the REBC group was significantly better than that of the waitlist control group. Finally, the effects in the REBC group were significantly sustained at 3-month follow-up.
REBC is a time-efficient and solution-focused therapeutic modality for assisting occupationally stressed employees in a Nigerian setting. REBC can be used for improving and maintaining work ability of workers. The researchers hope that occupational health professionals and health counselors would extend this approach to tackle psychological issues limiting employees' effectiveness and performance in the Nigerian work environment and in other countries.
背景/目的：本研究考察了理性情绪行为辅导（REBC）对尼日利亚电子车间指导员样本的职业压力和工作能力的有效性。
采用前测-后测对照组设计。参与者为尼日利亚东南部技术学院的108名电子车间指导员，他们符合研究纳入标准。使用3份问卷收集数据，并采用重复测量方差分析和曼-惠特尼U检验进行分析。
与候补对照组的电子车间指导员相比，REBC组的指导员所经历的职业压力显著降低。此外，在辅导干预结束时，REBC组指导员与职业相关的不合理信念得分显著低于候补对照组。REBC组的工作能力显著优于候补对照组。最后，REBC组的效果在3个月随访时显著持续。
REBC是一种省时且以解决问题为导向的治疗方式，可协助尼日利亚环境中承受职业压力的员工。REBC可用于提高和维持工人的工作能力。研究人员希望职业健康专业人员和健康顾问能推广这种方法，以解决限制尼日利亚工作环境及其他国家员工效率和绩效的心理问题。
