Developmental trends in rational thinking
Implications for rational-emotive, school mental health programs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11044942 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Howard Kassinove (Hofstra University, corresponding author), Richard Crisci (Hofstra University), Solomon Tiegerman (Hofstra University) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 266-274 |
| Publication date | 1977-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/1520-6629(197707)5:3<266::aid-jcop2290050312>3.0.co;2-3 |
| PMID | 10236505 |
| OpenAlex | W2051551783 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 11 |
Developmental trends in rational thinking, as defined by rational-emotive theory and measured by the degree of endorsement of Ellis' 11 irrational ideas, were investigated. Part 1 describes the development of the Idea Inventory, a 33-item Likert scale which yields a total irrationality score as well as scores for each of the 11 irrational ideas. High reliability and moderate validity co-efficients were obtained with a college sample. In Part 2 the Idea Inventory was used to assess irrational thinking in 435 students in grades four through twelve. Results indicated that while irrationality decreased with grade, the relation between each individual irrational idea and grade was variable. Across grade, irrational Idea 6 showed the greatest decrement in endorsement while the level of endorsement for Idea 5 was as great for high school seniors as it was for the fourth graders. Implications for the development of future rational-emotive, school mental health programs were discussed.
Cognition · Developmental psychology · Emotive · Epistemology · Irrational number · Irrationality · Likert scale · Mental health · Psychiatry · Rational emotive behavior therapy · Rationality · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Mathematics · Psychological Treatments and Assessments · Psychology · Social Psychology
Rational emotive education
The Career Myths Scale
Effects of lecture, rehearsal, written homework, and IQ on the efficacy of a rational emotive school mental health program
Life Events, Rationality and Emotional Disturbance
Effects of Pretreatment with Rational Emotive Bibliotherapy and Rational Emotive Audiotherapy on Clients Waiting at Community Mental Health Center
Perceptions of justice
Test-Retest Reliability of the Idea Inventory
Relationship of Endorsement of Rational Beliefs, Age, Months in Treatment, and Intelligence to Overt Behavior of Emotionally Disturbed Children
The Irrational Beliefs Inventory
Factor Analytic Study of Irrational Beliefs
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1977 - 2004 (28) |
| Highly cited | No |