Self Esteem And Rational Restructuring Technique In Coping With Stress Among Adults Among Adults With Disabilities In Oyo State College Of Education (SPECIAL) Oyo

Idemudia , E. Stanley (Adeyemi Federal University Of Education)

Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026): Oktober

Constant changes in the area of change which include economic downturn, food price, inflation, high level of insecurity, increasing unemployment and food insecurity have imposed stress on a lot of people. Yet the ability to cope and effectively manage this situation seems to be inadequate or lacking. The study examined self-esteem and rational restructuring techniques used with stress among adults with disabilities in Oyo State College of Education (Special). The study was carried out on one hundred and fifty (150) adults with disabilities. An adapted questionnaire developed Heatharton and Polivy (1991) with reliability index ® 0.769 was used for data collection and the data collected were analyzed descriptivelyand inferentially with respect to the hypotheses mean, standard deviation, t-test and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). Findings revealed that there was a significant difference in the self-esteem of adults with hereditary disabilities and those with acquired disabilities(t= -2.415; p=0.007). also, it was observed that the rational restructuring technique of adults with hereditary disabilities and acquired disabilities was not significantly difference (t-2.415); p=0.151). Further findings revealed a positive significant relationship between physical disability and self-esteem (r=0.195, p<0.017; (r=0.358; p<0.000) and rational restructuring technique while a significant relationship existed between physical disability and rational restructuring (r= - 0.206; p<0.012) . it was concluded that the cause of physical disability determines to a significant degree the self -esteemof adults with disabilities. Adults that are born with disabilities seems to have lower self-esteem than adults who are acquired . it was recommended that government and non-governmental organizations should help organized sensitization programmes through disabled homes, orientation programmes on television broadcast, newspapers to help disabled adults understand that they are not less humanas a result of their disability. Home of the disabled should also help in the mind training of adults with disabilitiess as a way of developing their self-esteem.