Abstract
The problem of ineffective and inefficient rehabilitation of inmates as well as in reducing their high rates of unprecedented unwholesome behaviors informed this study. Two research questions were answered and two hypotheses were tested. The study was a quasi-experimental study that adopts pre-test and posttest control group design. The treatment session lasted for a period of 12 weeks representing 24 sessions. The study was able to identify 35 inmates with depressive tendencies and suicidal ideation. Out of the 35 consent forms distributed to 35 inmates with depressive tendencies and suicidal ideation, 20 consent forms were returned showing interest in the study. Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSS) developed in 1991 with a self-report of 21 items was used for data collection with reliability ranging from α = .87 to α = .89 across samples. The Center for Epidemiology Study Depression Scale (CES-D) with 20items developed by Radloff (1977) was used to measure depression of any population of people. The internal consistency reliability coefficient of 0.88 was computed for CES-D through Cronbach Alpha statistics. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. It was found that Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) significantly improved the management of suicidal ideation and depressive tendency among inmates in correctional centers. It was concluded that REBT has been found to be significant in handling behaviuoral problems as well as in improving the management of suicidal ideation and depressive tendency among inmates in correctional centers. It was recommended that inmates should be given close monitoring by their supervisors and warders in order to emancipate them from self defeating perception, thoughts and feeling that could endanger their emotion. Counseling-psychologists and religious leaders should make it a point of duty to be rekindling hope freedom, future and belongingness.
Highlights
The depression is condition that affects mood, behavior, thought and attitude of a victim
For depressive tendency to graduate to depression, symptoms must have been for a period that is not less than two weeks and Innovare Journal of Education, Vol 9, Issue 1, 2021, 12-16 must be linked to the recent mood swings (Chauhan et al, 2020; “American psychiatric association”, 2020)
The researchers are proposing that Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT) which has worked in handling other behavior and cognitive problems across different population can be very effective in managing depressive tendencies and suicidal ideations among a sample of prison inmates
Summary
The depression is condition that affects mood, behavior, thought and attitude of a victim. People with suicidal thoughts and ideations are supposed to be helped out of the situation and brought to realities of life This state of suicidal ideation required great deal of behavioural and cognitive repositioning. Based on this backdrop, the researchers are proposing that Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT) which has worked in handling other behavior and cognitive problems across different population can be very effective in managing depressive tendencies and suicidal ideations among a sample of prison inmates. It is believed that suicidal ideation is a problem of decreased irrational thoughts and perceptions (Ellis, 2003), mood and cognitive distortions (Shafie-Abadi & Naseri, 2001; Khaledian, Saghafi, Moradi & Khairkhah, 2013)
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