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A test of the ABC model underlying rational emotive behavior therapy.
Full Abstract
The ABC model underlying Ellis's Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy predicts that people who think more irrationally should respond to daily stressors or hassles differently than do people who think less irrationally. This study tested this aspect of the ABC model. 192 college students were administered the Survey of Personal Beliefs and the Hassles Scale to measure irrational thinking and daily hassles, respectively. Students who scored higher on overall irrational thinking reported a significantly higher frequency of hassles than did those who scored lower on overall irrational thinking, while students who scored higher on awfulizing and low frustration tolerance reported a significantly greater intensity of hassles than did those who scored lower on awfulizing and low frustration tolerance. This indicates support for the ABC model, especially Ellis's construct of irrational beliefs central to this model.
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Author information
Author/s: Ziegler, Daniel J (DJ); Leslie, Yvonne M (YM);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Villanova University, PA 19085, USA.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Validation Studies
Journal: Psychological reports (Psychol Rep), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Feb; vol 92 (issue 1) : pp 235-40
Dates: Created 2003/04/03; Completed 2003/04/25; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12674289, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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