Endorsement of Ellis' irrational beliefs as a function of age
- 1 October 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Vol. 35 (4) , 754-756
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-4679(197910)35:4<754::aid-jclp2270350412>3.0.co;2-n
Abstract
Administered to a total of 788 children from grade 5 (N = 133), 7 (N = 193), 9 (N = 151), 11 (N = 158), and 13 (N = 153) a modification of Ellis' 11 irrational beliefs questionnaire reformulated for use with younger children. Results showed a linear decrease of percent item endorsement from younger to older children on 8 of 11 irrational ideas. Analysis of variance on the mean number of irrational ideas endorsed showed significant differences between the groups; younger children showed higher irrational scores than the older children. Results indicated that endorsing irrational beliefs is a function of age and provided construct validity for the instrument presented here. Research and counseling uses of the scale are discussed.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Endorsement of Ellis' irrational beliefs as a function of psychopathologyJournal of Clinical Psychology, 1973
- Cognitive therapy: Nature and relation to behavior therapyBehavior Therapy, 1970