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ERIC Number: EJ1485642
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Sep
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1570-1727
EISSN: EISSN-1572-8544
Available Date: 2025-01-24
Application of Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) in the Treatment of Examination Cheating Behavior among Students
Journal of Academic Ethics, v23 n3 p503-522 2025
The prevalence of examination cheating has continued to impact educational assessments all over the world. This study leveraged on using rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT), a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) approach to treat examination cheating behavior among secondary school students in Nigeria. The researcher used a quasi-experimental design-specifically, the pre-test, post-test non-equivalent control group design. A sample of 67 (35 male and 32 female) students was used in the study. The examination cheating behavior scale (ECBS) with a reliability index of 0.86 was administered at the pretest and posttest stages. The treatment manuals for REBT and conventional counseling (CC) were used by two therapists to administer the interventions which lasted for a total of five weeks. Frequency count, mean, standard deviation, Chi-square, and ANCOVA were used in the analysis. The findings highlight the potency of REBT in the treatment of examination cheating behavior. Findings also demonstrate that gender influences examination cheating behavior among students. Additionally, the findings showed a significant interaction effect of interventions and gender on the examination cheating behavior scores of students. Conclusively, REBT is significantly a potent intervention for the treatment of unethical or maladaptive behaviors like examination cheating behavior. Moreover, REBT was more potent on male students compared to female students.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Nigeria
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: 1University of Alabama, Department of Educational Studies in Psych., Research Meth. & Counseling, Tuscaloosa, USA; 2University of Alabama, School of Social Work, Tuscaloosa, USA; 3University of Alabama, Department of Educational Leadership, Policy & Tech. Studies, Tuscaloosa, USA; 4University of Nigeria, Department of Science Education, Nsukka, Nigeria; 5University of Nigeria, Department of Social Work, Nsukka, Nigeria