Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Therapy on Adolescents with Somatic Symptom Disorder in Delta State

Imafidon Iniabasi Faith

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Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Therapy on Adolescents with Somatic Symptom Disorder in Delta State

Imafidon Iniabasi Faith

Published in International Journal of Education, Culture and Society (Volume 7, Issue 6)

Received: 16 November 2022 Accepted: 8 December 2022 Published: 23 December 2022

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This study investigated the effective of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Therapy (MBSRT) in managing adolescents with somatic symptom disorder in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State. Three research questions were raised to guide the study and three corresponding hypotheses were formulated, which were all tested at 0.05 level of significance. The pre-test, post-test, control group, experimental design was adopted for the study. The population of the study is three thousand, five hundred and sixty-one (3,561) students, which comprised all students in Senior Secondary Class Two (SS2) from the twenty public secondary schools in Ika North East Local Government Area. A sample size of thirty-three (33) students, made up of fourteen (14) males and nineteen (19) females reporting somatic symptom disorder were selected from two schools using the multi-stage random sampling technique. The research instrument titled “Adolescents Somatic Symptom Scale” (ASSS) was adapted and modified for use by the researcher. Two test experts of Measurement and Evaluation revalidated this instrument. The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha reliability method to test the consistency of the test items and a reliability coefficient of 0.70 was obtained. The instrument was administered to the students as a pre-test and thirty-three (33) students who evidenced somatic disorder in the two schools were randomly assigned for treatment to experimental group A (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Therapy), and B (Control Group). The data collected were analyzed, using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics of paired t-test sample, One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Two Way Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). The findings of the study revealed that, there is a significant difference in the pre-test and post-test of somatic symptoms disorder scores of in-school adolescents exposed to MBSRT and also, no significant interaction effect on treatment by socioeconomic status. Based on the findings, the study recommends among others, that counselling psychologists should introduce, promote and encourage Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Therapy in all secondary schools as an effective counselling therapy for adolescents.

Published in	International Journal of Education, Culture and Society (Volume 7, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijecs.20220706.13
Page(s)	268-273
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Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Therapy, Adolescents, Somatic, Analytic

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