Impact of REBT on Depression among Middle-Aged Working Women

Abstract

The main of the study was to assess the impact of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) on depression among middle-aged working women. The final sample included 40 middle age working women (age group of 35 years to 55 years). The subject was selected purposive based. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) used for the present study. The experimental group subjects received eight sessions of REBT intervention and taught the basics tenets of REBT, and the control group received no intervention. Pre-test and post-test administered on an experimental and control group. A proposed statistical procedure is Descriptive statistics, i.e. Mean, S.D will be computed and ‘t’ test. Conclusive results show that efficacy and positive impact of REBT in decreasing depression among middle-aged working women.