Abstract
This article discusses the development and validation of a Rational Emotive Education (REE) module for the stress intervention of Malaysian boarding school students. The module comprises four submo...
Highlights
Stress is an issue that is synonymous with students, especially when they have to face the complexities of a variety of present-day issues and challenges (Banks, 2006; Silvergrade, Tosi, Wise, & D’Costa, 2001)
Did the present Rational Emotive Education (REE) module have high content validity, but the results showed that the reliability coefficient was considerably high
From the theoretical point of view, our findings have provided a significant contribution to the application of Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) in the development of REE modules
Summary
Stress is an issue that is synonymous with students, especially when they have to face the complexities of a variety of present-day issues and challenges (Banks, 2006; Silvergrade, Tosi, Wise, & D’Costa, 2001). In Malaysia, the level of stress among secondary school students is steadily increasing due to increasing parental expectations and the complexity of the lessons (Intan, 2007) as well as the academic requirements imposed by the Malaysian Ministry of Education. In the case of boarding school students, some may experience additional emotional instability and face various psychological and physical problems due to an adjustment to living away from parental guidance (Kim, Kim, & Yang, 2015). This situation is further aggravated by the insufficient social support and the students’ own negative thoughts about boarding school (Ak & Sayil, 2006). Uncontrolled stress levels among these students may lead to psychological, physiological, physical, or mental problems (Romas & Sharma, 2004)
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