MENTAL HEALTH STATUS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF AUTOMOBILE TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study sought to determine the effect of multiple stress management intervention on mental health status and academic performance of university Automobile Technology Education students in South-South, Nigeria. 2 purposes with corresponding research questions were generated, answered and tested respectively. The study employed quasi-experimental design. The population for the study was 97 first year Automobile students in South-South, Nigeria. The instruments used for data collection were validated by 3 experts and has overall reliability coefficients of 0.77. Data analysis was carried out using mean and standard deviation. The findings revealed significant effect of the intervention on student’s health status and improved academic performance. It was therefore recommended among others that multiple stress management intervention should be integrated in Automobile technology education and other engineering/technology based programmes to foster effective stress management practices among students. Also, there is the need for stress management training for all levels of Automobile students with involvement of capability within the university.