4. Discussion
This study aimed to identify whether an online intervention (online REBT) would be effective in reducing job burnout among Nigerian university history lecturers. It was found that the online REBT intervention was effective in reducing symptoms of job burnout in history lecturers. The results of the study show a significant effect of group, time, and time and group interaction on history lecturers’ burnout. There was a high level of job burnout among history lecturers, which is in accordance with reports by Fernández-Suárez et alA limitation of the present study is that it did not include any history lecturers from private universities; another limitation was the fluctuating Internet connections experienced sometimes during the online intervention, leading to some delays in the delivery of some content. This study also has geographical scope limitation as it was limited to only public university history lecturers in Southeast Nigeria. However, the study presents a modality for management of burnout condition in history lecturers’ population which is an understudied group. The study adds to the existing literature by adopting a timely approach to mental health intervention, given the socio-economic and occupational situation of the world and of Nigeria in particular at the time of the study. The study has presented a novel set of data that prioritize mental health of a select group of university lecturers.