Intervention for Burnout among Institute of African Studies Postgraduate Students: Implications for Institute of African Studies Personnel

The purpose of this research was to examine the Effect of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) on Burnout among Institute of African Studies Postgraduate Students in South-Eastern Nigeria Universities. Method: The research adopted a randomised controlled group design. 68Institute of African Studies post-graduate students with high burnout symptom level in the participating universities took part in the study. They were assigned randomly to groups – intervention (n = 34) and control groups (n = 34). Data was collected using Oldenburge Burnout Inventory for students (OLBI-S) and analysed using 2x2 ANOVA at P< .05. Result: From the findings, result showed that level of burnout among Institute of African Studies postgraduate students in the intervention group significantly reduced as a result of the REBT program in-relation to those of no-intervention group as rated by the OLBI-S subscales. Also, beneficiaries of the REBT program retained minimal level of burnout 14 days prior to follow-up.