Effectiveness of integrative behavioural couple therapy and logotherapy on burnout experienced by the married persons in Ibadan Metropolis

Abstract

This study investigated the effectiveness of Integrative Behavioural Couple Therapy and Logotherapy on burnout experienced by married persons in Ibadan metropolis. It examined the difference in the pretest and posttest mean scores of burnout experienced by married persons and it also determined the gender differences in burnout experienced by the married persons exposed to the three experimental conditions (Integrative Behavioural Couple Therapy, Logotherapy and the control group). The study adopted experimental research design with the use of Pre-test/Post-Test control quasi design. A total of 125 married persons participated in the study. Couple burnout measure was used to gather data to test the two null hypotheses. The reliability coefficient was obtained using Cronbach's co-efficient alpha (0.78). The data collected were carefully analysed and the hypotheses were tested with the use of mean, standard deviation and analysis of covariance statistics (ANCOVA) to determine whether a significant difference exists in the post-test scores of burnout experienced by the participants due to the three experimental conditions (Integrative Behavioural Couple Therapy, Logotherapy and the control group). The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant difference in the post-test scores of the participants exposed to Integrative Behavioural Couple Therapy and Logotherapy while participants in the control group reported no significant difference. There is no significant difference in the post test scores of burnout experienced by the participants due to gender. The study recommends Intergrative Behavioural Couple Therapy and Logotherapy as an effective therapy to reduce burnout among married persons.

Keywords: Logotherapy, Integrative Behavioural Couple Therapy, Burnout, Married persons.