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Irrational beliefs in relation to self‐esteem and depression
Author(s) -
McLennan James P.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198701)43:1<89::aid-jclp2270430112>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - psychology , irrational number , learned helplessness , self esteem , depression (economics) , reactivity (psychology) , correlation , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , medicine , geometry , mathematics , alternative medicine , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
The joint relationship of depression and self‐esteem to Ellis' “irrational beliefs” as measured by the Irrational Beliefs Test (Jones, 1968) was investigated in an Australian sample ( N = 268) of students and nonstudents. Analysis that used partial correlation and canonical correlation showed six irrational beliefs to be jointly related to low self‐esteem and depression: Demand for Approval, High Self‐expectations, Frustration Reactivity, Anxious Overconcern, Problem Avoidance, and Helplessness. The results confirm the findings of previous studies and are consistent with the concept of depressive self‐schemas.