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Effect of Rational Digital Storytelling Intervention on Depression Among Adolescent-Athletes with Special Educational Needs
This study aimed to determine the effect of a rational digital storytelling intervention on depression among a sample of adolescent-athletes with special educational needs. Participants were sixty in-school adolescent-athletes with special educational needs (treatment group,n = 30, control group,n = 30) having moderate to severe depression. The treatment group participated in the rational digital storytelling intervention, over a twelve-week period whereas the control group was exposed to oral storytelling at precisely the same timeframe, with the meeting sessions holding 2 times weekly. The Beck Depression Invento...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - July 29, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Metacognition, Mindfulness Attention Awareness, and Their Relationships with Depression and Anxiety
AbstractThe current study aimed to test how metacognition relates to the concept of mindfulness attention awareness (MAA), whether metacognitions or MAA best predict symptoms of depression and anxiety, and whether there are significant differences between depression and anxiety levels due to metacognitions and MAA. Data were collected from a public sample through e-mails and social media platforms. The results showed that there was a moderate correlation between MAA and three of the five metacognitive subscales. Both MAA (r = 0.66) and metacognition (r = 0.64) were significantly correlated with depression and anxie...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - July 26, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Modelling Online Gaming Metacognitions: The Role of Time Spent Gaming in Predicting Problematic Internet Use
AbstractIn recent years there have been growing concerns about problematic Internet use (PIU) as potential mental health problem. Among the many activities available on the Internet, the time spent gaming appears one of the most frequent risk factors in developing PIU. The aim of the current study was to model the relationship between negative affect, metacognitions about online gaming, frequency of online gaming and PIU. A total of 326 Italian gamers (mean age  = 27 years,SD = 5.65 years; 93.3% males) participated in the study. The pattern of relationships specified by the theoretical model was examined through ...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - July 12, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Profiling Metacognition in Binge Eating Disorder
In this study we explored whether aspects of metacognition are relevant to the understanding of binge eating in patients with Binge Eating Disorder. We aimed to ascertain: (1) the presence of metacognitive beliefs about binge eating; (2) the goal of, and stop signal for, binge eating; and (3) the impact of binge eating on self-consciousness. Ten Binge Eating Disorder patients took part in the study and were assessed using the metacognitive profiling semi-structured interview. Results suggested that all patients endorsed both positive and negative metacognitive beliefs about binge eating. The goals of binge eating were stop...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - July 3, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Coping Matters Even with Math Performance Stress: Adolescents ’ Cognitive Coping with Math Performance Stress and Behavior Problems
AbstractPrevious research suggests performance stress and different subjective behavior problems among adolescents at school. However, there is evidence that cognitive coping is a strong tool for reflecting on and regulating internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. Therefore, we investigated two assumptions: (1) Adolescents ’ subjective performance stress is positively related to different subjective behavior problems (e.g., impulsivity, conduct problems, and inattention). (2) Adolescents with a high tendency to cognitively cope with an exam in math and low levels of subjective performance stress report fewer b...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - July 1, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Perfectionist? You Don ’t Need to Sleep: An interplay of Daytime Sleepiness and Task Performance
AbstractPrior studies show the relationship between perfectionism and insomnia, and the detrimental effects of insomnia on performance, job satisfaction, self-control, organizational citizenship behavior, and interpersonal deviance. In the present study, we hypothesize that perfectionism has a significant impact on task performance. However, the relationship between the two is riddled by daytime sleepiness. The indirect effect of perfectionism on performance through daytime sleepiness is contingent upon the perfectionism level of an individual. Empirical investigation of the hypothesized relationships was conducted on four...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - June 12, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The Interpersonal Problem-Solving Measure for Elementary School Students: Development and Preliminary Evaluation in a Third Grade Student Sample
AbstractInterpersonal problem-solving ability takes an increasingly important role in the socialization process during childhood. This paper describes the development and preliminary evaluation of the interpersonal problem-solving inventory for elementary school students (IPSI). The IPSI is a process measure structured into five subscales: Positive problem-solving behavior; Negative problem-solving behavior; Rational problem-solving behavior; Impulsive behavior; and Avoidance behavior. The scale was administered to a Vietnamese elementary student sample that consists of 437 third grade students (M  = 8.67, SD = 0.4...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - June 8, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

The Development of a Social Problem Solving Test for Elementary School Students
This study describes the development of a social problem solving test for elementary school students (SPSTE). The SPSTE scales are performance measures of social problem-solving competence that is based on a multidimensional theoretical model of social problem solving and utilized a combined cross-situational and cognitive-behavior-analytic approach. The scales measure the social cognitive-affective aspects, specific-problem defining skills, and basic problem-solving abilities that were used by children in their interpersonal relations in their own words. The SPSTE-A (form A for the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students) consis...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - June 7, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Awfulizing: Some Conceptual and Therapeutic Considerations
AbstractIn this paper, I will consider the concept of awfulizing, typically seen in REBT theory as a secondary irrational belief that is derived from the primary irrational belief, known as demandingness, or more colloquially as musturbation. I will look at how the concept of awfulizing has been defined in REBT and some of the objections to its use in therapy and beyond. If REBT therapists are going to target awfulizing beliefs for change then this needs to be done carefully and within the context of a good working alliance. I will outline some important considerations that therapists need to be aware of when working with ...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - May 27, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

How are Experiential Avoidance and Cognitive Fusion Associated with Alexithymia?
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between alexithymia, cognitive fusion and experiential avoidance. A total of 133 outpatient participants were included in this cross-sectional study. Sociodemographic Data Form, Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II, Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Ten-Item Personality Inventory were used. The non-alexithymic group consisted of 37 participants while the alexithymic group of 26. The alexithymic group had higher scores in terms of depression, anxiety, experiential avoidance, and cognitive fusion. Difficu...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - May 27, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Version of the O ’Kelly Women’s Beliefs Scale
AbstractIn recent years, there has been increasing interest in gender perspectives in research. In this regard, the study of gender beliefs represents a growing field which has received considerable attention due to their significant societal and psychological impact. One important challenge faced by Spanish rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT) clinicians is the dearth of instruments developed within an REBT framework to examine women ’s traditional gender beliefs. The O’Kelly women’s beliefs scale (OWBS) has been used in many countries during the last decade to measure such beliefs. However, cross-cultural stu...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - May 6, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Procrastination, Affective State, Rumination, and Sleep Quality: Investigating Reciprocal Effects with Ambulatory Assessment
AbstractProcrastination is a prevalent problem among university students and associated with high long-term costs, but the short-term antecedents and consequences of procrastination are not well understood. Some related negative outcomes could be consequences as well as predictors of procrastination. The aim of the present study was to investigate possible reciprocal associations of affective, cognitive and health-related characteristics associated with procrastination on a momentary basis. Using ambulatory assessment, state procrastination, rumination, affective valence, and objective and subjective sleep quality were ass...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - May 5, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Defense Mechanisms, Dissociation, Alexithymia and Childhood Traumas in Chronic Migraine Patients
ConclusionThese results indicated that migraine patients had a higher prevalence of childhood traumas, tended to have higher alexithymia, depression and dissociation scores, and were likely to employ immature defense mechanisms compared to healthy individuals. Based on these findings, we suggest that extensive evaluation of migraine patients by healthcare practitioners could be highly beneficial to better understand their clinical features, discover and treat their hidden psychiatric comorbidities, provide better assistance for these patients and improve their functionality. (Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy)
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - May 5, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Acceptance-Based Therapies and Asian Philosophical Traditions: Similarities and Differences in the Concept of Acceptance
AbstractMindfulness and acceptance-based psychotherapies have gained popularity in the last few decades as a “third wave” of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Acceptance is an important factor in all of these psychotherapies and stems from Asian philosophies, therefore similarities are necessarily seen between the psychotherapies themselves. This paper aims to demonstrate the ways in which acceptanc e-based psychotherapies converge by virtue of sharing the same philosophical root, as well as how they diverge in their applications of this concept. Specifically, this paper will examine similarities and differences in ...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - May 4, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Suicide Attempts in Turkish University Students: The Role of Cognitive Style, Hopelessness, Cognitive Reactivity, Rumination, Self-esteem, and Personality Traits
AbstractSuicide is one of the major public health problems in young adults. Detecting the risk factors and correlates among university students might help identify students who are under risk and who need early interventions for suicide prevention. The current study aimed to investigate the cognitive style, self-esteem, hopelessness, rumination, cognitive reactivity, and personality characteristics of Turkish university students, who previously attempted suicide and who did not. A total of 355 university students (34 previous suicide attempters) were recruited for this study, and they completed the Ten-Item Personality Inv...
Source: Journal of Rational-Emotive and Cognitive-Behavior Therapy - May 1, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research