Irrational beliefs as predictors of adolescent drug abuse and running away
- 30 April 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Vol. 43 (3) , 412-423
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-4679(198705)43:3<412::aid-jclp2270430316>3.0.co;2-6
Abstract
With a population of 78 residents from a residential drug program and 79 residents from a shelter for runaways, this study examined the Rational Behavior Inventory's ability to predict two forms of adolescent maladjustment—drug use and running away. Specific belief systems were found to be differentially associated with each disorder. In addition, gender differences along two belief dimensions of the RBI were found in the drug abuse population. The importance of belief systems as mediating cognitive factors in both running away and drug use also is discussed.This publication has 41 references indexed in Scilit:
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