THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF TRAUMA-FOCUSED INTERVENTION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AMONG UNIVERSITY SPILLOVERS IN NORTH WEST, NIGERIA

IBRAHIM MUSA

THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF TRAUMA-FOCUSED INTERVENTION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AMONG UNIVERSITY SPILLOVERS IN NORTH WEST, NIGERIA

IBRAHIM MUSA

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of Trauma-focused Intervention in the management of depressive symptoms among university spillovers in North West, Nigeria. Pretest-post test control group quasi-experimental design with 2x2 factorial matrix was used in the study. Two federal universities (Kano and Zaria) were randomly selected and assigned to experimental and control groups. Sixty participants who have spillover records participated in the study. The respondents were measured with relevant adopted standardized scales (scales of psychological well-being = 0.72 and depressive symptoms 0.88) and the data obtained was analyzed using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) statistical analysis. Three research hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The result showed that there was significant of treatment on university spillovers depressive symptoms (F (2,47) = 82.224,p < .5, n2 = .681), there was no significant main effect of psychological well-being on university spillovers depressive symptoms (F (2, 47) = .133, p > .05, n2 = .002) and there was no significant interaction effect of treatment and psychological well-being on university spillovers depressive symptoms (F (2, 47) = .044, p > .05, n2 = .001). in view of these findings, the study stressed that the spillover students should be trained on the effective usage of this interactions (trauma-focused interaction), Counselling and educational psychologists should intensify their effort to organize seminars/conferences on the implications of this intervention and moderating variables (that is psychological well-being among others) as they interact with university spillovers not only in the university but also in their day to day activities.

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