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Academic Procrastination, School Attachment, and Life Satisfaction: A Mediation Model
AbstractThe aim of the current study was to investigate the associations between school attachment, academic procrastination and life satisfaction and the mediating effect of academic procrastination. The mediation model was tested with 324 adolescents [173(53.4%) female, 151(46.6%) male,Mage = 17.07,SD = 2.28]. School Attachment Scale, Academic Procrastination Scale, and Satisfaction with Life Scale were filled out. The results indicated that there were significant associations among school attachment, academic procrastination, and life satisfaction. Mediation analysis revealed that academic procrastination partia...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - January 6, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

How to Optimise Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): A Delphi Study
AbstractChildren and adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) can benefit from cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), yet the prevailing opinion is that this  requires adaptations to accommodate commonly experienced socio-communication and neuropsychological impairments. There are, however, no empirically-derived guidelines about how best to adapt standard practice. In a three round Delphi survey, we asked expert clinicians and clinical-researchers, bas ed in England, about how to optimise the design, delivery and evaluation of CBT for people with ASD. Of 50 people approached, 18 consented to take part in Round 1, nine in ...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - December 13, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Effectiveness of SPACE Model of Cognitive Behavioral Coaching in Management of Occupational Stress in a Sample of School Administrators in South-East Nigeria
AbstractStress symptoms have been found to be highly prevalent among school administrators in Nigeria. Management of occupational stress constitutes a major challenge facing school administrators who are in secondary schools in Nigeria. The present study sought to validate the effectiveness of group SPACE model training in reducing occupational stress among secondary school administrators in south-east, Nigeria. The study employed a group randomized wait-list control trial design with pre-test, post-test and follow-up assessments. A total of 65 participants constituted the study sample. Participants were randomly assigned ...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - November 26, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Concepts of Metacognition in the Treatment of Patients with Mental Disorders
AbstractWhile metacognitive interventions are gaining attention in the treatment of various mental disorders, a review of the literature showed that the term is often defined poorly and used for a variety of psychotherapeutic approaches that do not necessarily pursue the same goal. We give a summary of three metacognitive interventions which were developed within a sound theoretical framework —metacognitive therapy, metacognitive training, and metacognitively-oriented integrative psychotherapies—and discuss their similarities and distinctive features. We then offer an integrative operational definition of metacognitive...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - November 19, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Affective and Cognitive Correlates of the Frequency of Using the Verb “to be”: An Empirical Test of E-Prime Theory
This study provides first evidence in favor of E-Prime’s assumption that a less frequent use of the verb “to be” can lead to a less rigid and non-judgmental style of thinking. The elimination of the verb “to be” from speech may prevent dogmatic or rigid thinking, thus stimulat ing flexibility, and in turn determine the increase of rational beliefs levels, especially the levels of preference beliefs. Possible clinical and scientific implications are discussed. (Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy)
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - November 10, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Interconnections Among Perceived Stress, Social Problem Solving, and Gastrointestinal Symptom Severity
AbstractMaladaptive social problem-solving (SPS) plays a significant mediating role in the negative impact of stressful life events on wellbeing. With a basis in D ’Zurilla and Nezu’s (Problem-solving therapies, 2nd ed., The Guilford Press, New York, pp. 211–245,2001) relational/problem-solving model of stress and wellbeing, we examined interrelations amongst stress, SPS, and gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and tested several mediational models: maladaptive forms of SPS as mediators of the relationship between stress and GI symptoms, and stress as a mediator of maladaptive forms of SPS and GI symptoms. Undergraduates ...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - October 23, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

How Can Stoic Philosophy Inspire Psychosocial Genetic Counseling Practice? An Introduction and Exploration
AbstractStoicism is an ancient philosophical tradition with the goal of teaching individuals how to live virtuously and attain tranquility. Stoicism was built upon the concept of fate and the limits of an individual ’s power to change their fate (i.e. external circumstances). Many Stoic practices aim to remind oneself of the limits of their power and to shift one’s attention and concern to phenomena in which they have control. The goal is to cultivate a rational, healthy internal locus of control. There is minimal exploration of philosophical traditions in the genetic counseling literature, and Stoic practices may lend...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - October 14, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Albert Ellis and Mindfulness-Based Therapy: Revisiting the Master ’s Words a Decade Later
AbstractDr. Albert Ellis, father of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), authored a response to mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), an emerging mindfulness-based therapy, in 2006. Since, practice and research on mindfulness has emerged with much attention being given to mindfulness-based therapies at large. By revisiting Ellis ’s words and insights through the lens of the last decade of research, this article aims to uncover core similarities and differences between REBT and MBSR. Such themes of philosophical underpinnings, acceptance, and homework link these approaches, while present moment attention, cognit...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - August 19, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Effect of Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy on Depressive Symptoms in a Sample of College Adolescents in Nigeria
This study examined the effects of group cognitive behavioural therapy on depressive symptoms in a sample of college adolescents. We employed a randomized controlled trial design with 162 college adolescents in Southeastern region of Nigeria. One screening tool was used to ascertain the severity of depressive symptoms among the study participants at pre-treatment, post-treatment, and follow-up evaluations. In order to analyze the data collected, repeated measures analysis of variance andt test statistics were employed. Effect size of the intervention was determined using partial eta squared. The findings of the experiment ...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - August 5, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

A Confirmatory Factory Analysis of the Academic Rational Beliefs Scale for Students attending Minority-Serving Institutions
AbstractThe academic rational beliefs scale (ARBS) was developed to assess college students ’ thoughts that impact educational success. This instrument has the potential to support students’ pursuits of academic achievement, but it should be normed on more diverse populations to support ethical and effective use of the instrument. As such, the researchers administered the ARBS to a div erse sample of students at a minority-serving institution (MSI) in the United States and conducted confirmatory factor analyses to verify the factor structure. The factor structure of the original ARBS did not adequately fit the sample o...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - June 16, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Development and Psychometric Properties of a Social Problem Solving Test for Adolescents
This study examined the psychometric properties of the social problem solving test (SPST) using two samples of Vietnamese high school students: 247 regular students (referred to as normal students) and 168 “disruptive” students who had been diagnosed as having behavioral problems. The SPST is a performance measure of interpersonal problem-solving competence in adolescents. The SPST consists of 24 interpersonal problematic situations, set in two parts, 12 stories in SPST-A (stories-a) and 12 storie s in SPST-B (stories-b). The SPST-A was structured into five subscales that were designed to assess the five components of ...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - June 13, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Validation of the Italian Version of the Cognitive Distortion Scale as a Measure of Cognitive Bias in a Non-clinical Sample
AbstractThe Cognitive Distortions Scale is a reliable scale assessing cognitive distortions as defined by Beck and Burns. The present study tested the psychometric properties (i.e., internal consistency, factor structure, homogeneity, concurrent, convergent, and discriminant validity) of the Italian version of the CDS in a non-clinical sample. One-hundred subjects, aged between 18 and 64  years, were recruited from the general population of Florence (Italy) and assessed via the Symptom Rating Test, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI—form Y), the Anxiety Sensitivity Index 3, the Personal Need for Structure, the Whit...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - June 11, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

How to Differentiate Generalized Anxiety Disorder from Worry: The Role of Cognitive Strategies
AbstractThe aim of the current study was to compare adults with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), high worriers and healthy control adults in terms of cognitive variables. A total of 125 participants, including 32 people with GAD, 43 high worriers and 50 healthy control people, completed questionnaires assessing cognitive avoidance strategies, adaptive and maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies and cognitive fusion. We found that people with GAD and high worriers scored significantly higher on self-blame, rumination, catastrophizing, blaming others, and avoidance of threatening stimuli. They also scored sign...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - May 28, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The Distinctive Associations of Interpersonal Problems with Personality Beliefs Within the Framework of Cognitive Theory of Personality Disorders
AbstractThe aim of this study was to explore the relationship between interpersonal problems and dysfunctional beliefs associated with personality disorders, within the framework of cognitive theory of personality disorders. Based on the proposition of cognitive theory, different dimensions of interpersonal problems which were assessed through the coordinates of interpersonal circumplex model were expected to be associated with specific categories of personality beliefs namely, deprecating, inflated, and ambivalent personality beliefs. Participants were 997 volunteer adults (304 males and 693 females) from Turkey, between ...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - May 12, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Examining the Mediating Role of Stress in the Relationship Between Mindfulness and Depression and Anxiety: Testing the Mindfulness Stress-Buffering Model
AbstractMany studies have shown that mindfulness can reduce psychological distress; however, the mechanism underlying these effects is still unknown. Along these lines, the mindfulness stress-buffering model provides a hypothesis for explaining the effect of mindfulness on health outcomes through reducing stress. In order to test this model, we investigated the mediating role of stress in the relationship between mindfulness and depression and anxiety. Four hundred and thirty-two university students completed the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale. Data were analyzed by a structural equat...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - May 9, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research