Attributional and Irrational Cognitions, Depression and (Threat of) Job Redundancy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13676136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan Van Den Bout (University of Utrecht, the Netherlands, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 951-954 |
| Publication date | 1986-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1986.59.2.951 |
| OpenAlex | W2109413325 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
The attributional reformulation of the learned helplessness model as well as the rational-emotive model make predictions about the nature of cognitions which are hypothesized to be related to depressive affect. In the present research for 27 (ex-)employees of a firm, who had recently been made redundant or lived with the threat of redundancy, whether attributional and irrational cognitions are related to depression was examined. For both types of cognitions, general and situation-specific, i.e., concerning the (threat of) job redundancy, beliefs were assessed. None of the attribution measures for bad events correlated significantly with depression. Both general and specific irrational beliefs were significantly associated with depression
Attribution · Cognition · Irrational number · Learned helplessness · Psychiatry · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Psychological Treatments and Assessments · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
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| Citation span | 1993 - 1993 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |