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The Effects of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) Group Counselling Program on Competitive Anxiety of Student-Athletes.
- Source :
- Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy; Jun2023, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p362-379, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to develop a Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) based group counselling program for athletes, and then to experimentally test the effects of the program on the competitive anxiety and irrational beliefs of non-western student-athletes. The effects of the REBT based program was examined using a 2 × 2 controlled quasi-experimental group design. 22 student-athletes participated in the study (11 in the experimental group and 11 in the control group). The Sport Anxiety Scale-2 was used to assess athlete competitive anxiety. To test the effects of program, descriptive statistics were calculated, and Bayesian repeated-measures ANOVA were conducted. Thematic analysis is used to analyse qualitative data. Data revealed significant decreases from pre- to post- in irrational beliefs and competitive anxiety in the REBT group compared to the control group. The findings indicated a positive effect of the REBT based program on the student-athletes' competitive anxiety levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08949085
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164227982
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10942-023-00497-z