TY  - JOUR
T1  - Economic Evaluation of Stress Management Intervention for Undergraduate Economics
Students
AU - Munachiso Eze, Daniel AU - N. Ogbueghu, Sylvester AU - Regina Ogbuagu, Anuli AU - Nnaemeka Amedu, Amos AU - Igwe Robert, Augustine AU - Euphemia Opara, Ifeoma AU - Ejiofor Ugwuanyi, Benedict AU - Ogbonnaya Chukwu, Chukwuma AU - Bassey Abonor, Lazarus 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 15
IS  - 10
SP  - 2186
EP  - 2190
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2020.2186.2190
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2020.2186.2190
KW  - Economic evaluation
KW  -stress management intervention
KW  -undergraduate economics students
AB  - Academic-related stress is widespread among
undergraduate students and associated with high costs for
Nigerian society. Stress Management interventions
(SMIs) employing emotional coping skills appear
promising for students with stress and stress-related
issues. However, evidence for their cost-effectiveness is
scarce in developing economies. The study aimed at
appraising the economic utility of a stress management
intervention designed for undergraduate economics
students. The study adopted a randomized control trial
design to ascertain the economic value of a stress
management intervention for undergraduate economics
students. A sample of 300 undergraduate economics
students with elevated symptoms of perceived stress
(Perceived Stress Scale = 22) was assigned to either the
SMI or a Waitlist Control Condition (WLC). Results
suggest that presenting an SMI which employs emotional
coping skills to assist stressed undergraduate economics
students has the probability of being cost-effective
compared with WLC.
ER  -