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Efficacy of a Counselling Video Blog Intervention from YouTube on Depression Reduction Among Primary School Teachers

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Objective: This study investigated the efficacy of a counselling video blog (vlog) from YouTube on depression reduction among primary school teachers in Nigeria. Methods: A 10-week group-randomized trial (GRT) was employed for this clinical investigation. Ninety-seven primary school teachers who had severe depression participated in the study. The authors used Beck’s Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) to collect data for the study. The authors used ANOVA with repeated measures to analyse the data collected in the study. Results: From the results the authors obtained, treatment and no-treatment group participants had severe depression at the initial assessment. However, exposure to a 10-week counselling vlog on YouTube reduced depression among participants in the treatment group, while those in the no-treatment control group still maintained severe depression. There was a significant reduction in depression among participants in the treatment group at the follow-up assessment, while no significant reduction was observed in the no-treatment control group at the follow-up assessment. Conclusion: From the findings of this study, YouTube channels should be utilized for different kinds of counselling. Specifically, counsellors should adopt  vlog counselling in depression treatment.

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The authors acknowledged the previous researchers whose studies are cited in this work. The study participants, consultants, reviewers, and editors are appreciated for their contributions and scrutiny which helped to improve the standard of the study

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Mkpoikanke Sunday Otu and Chiedu Eseadi were in charge of initial drafting and proofreading of the manuscript. Mkpoikanke Otu, Chiedu Eseadi Elizabeth N. Ebizie, and Favour Mkpoikanke Otu were responsible for the investigation, data collection and analysis. Elizabeth N Ebizie, Mkpoikanke Sunday Otu, Chiedu Eeadi and Favour Mkpoikanke Otu were responsible for writing the methodology and approval of the final version of this article.

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Otu, M.S., Ebizie, E.N., Otu, F.M. et al. Efficacy of a Counselling Video Blog Intervention from YouTube on Depression Reduction Among Primary School Teachers. Psychol Stud 68, 335–341 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-023-00723-9

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