Testing the Efficacy of Family Health-Model of REBT on Family Values and Quality of Family Life Among Parents of Children with Visual Impairment

The high rate of negative thinking in family circles due to the presence of children with visual impairment has grossly affects the quality of family life. In the case of Nigeria, low quality of family life is prevalent among parents of children with visual loss. This study attempts to validate the...

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Published in:Journal of rational-emotive and cognitive-behavior therapy 2022-06, Vol.40 (2), p.252-277
Main Authors: Ede, Moses Onyemaechi, Okeke, Chinedu Ifedi, Chinweuba, Ngozi H., Onah, Sebastian Okechukwu, Nwakpadolu, Glory M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Children
Clinical Psychology
Community and Environmental Psychology
Education
Efficacy
Families & family life
Parents & parenting
Psychiatry
Psychology
Public Health
Quality of life
Rational emotive behavior therapy
Treatment programs
Values
Visual impairment
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Summary:The high rate of negative thinking in family circles due to the presence of children with visual impairment has grossly affects the quality of family life. In the case of Nigeria, low quality of family life is prevalent among parents of children with visual loss. This study attempts to validate the efficacy of a rational emotional family health therapy in addressing family values and quality of life among parents of children with visual impairment in Enugu state Nigeria. A group randomized controlled design, participants comprised 132 parents whose children were living with visual impairment in Enugu state, Nigeria. The participants in REFHP-group were exposed to a 12-session treatment programme whereas their counterparts in the waitlisted control group did not receive this intervention. Two measures-Family Quality of Life Scale and Family Value Scale were utilized in assessing the participants at three time points. Data analyses were completed using repeated measures ANOVA. Findings revealed that rational emotive family health therapy had a significantly positive effect on increasing family values and quality of family life among the study participants of the treatment group. This study contributes to the scholarship on the efficacy of rational emotive family health therapy in improving family values and quality of family life among parents of children with visual impairment.
ISSN:0894-9085
1573-6563
DOI:10.1007/s10942-021-00409-z