An Analysis of the Relationship between Irrational Beliefs and Automatic Thoughts in Predicting Distress

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2007

Abstract

The present study examined the relationship between irrational beliefs and automatic thoughts in predicting distress (i.e., depressed mood in patients with major depressive disorder). Although both constructs have been hypothesized and found to predict emotional reactions in stressful situations, the relationships between these two types of cognitions in predicting distress has not been sufficiently addressed in empirical studies. Our results show that both irrational beliefs and automatic thoughts are related to distress (i.e., depression/depressed mood), and that the effects of irrational beliefs on distress are partially mediated by automatic thoughts.

Publication Title

Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies

Volume

7

Issue

1

First Page

1

Last Page

9

Comments

This article was published in Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies, Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2007, Pages 1-9.

The published version is available at http://jcbp.psychotherapy.ro/vol7no1/an-analysis-of-the-relationship-between-irrational-beliefs-and-automatic-thoughts-in-predicting-distress/

Copyright © 2007 International Institute for the Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy & Applied Mental Health

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