TY - JOUR
T1 - Irrational Beliefs in Posttraumatic Stress Responses
T2 - A Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Approach
AU - Hyland, Philip
AU - Shevlin, Mark
AU - Adamson, Gary
AU - Boduszek, Daniel
PY - 2015/3/4
Y1 - 2015/3/4
N2 - The current study aimed to test a key theoretical prediction of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) theory by assessing the role of general and trauma-specific irrational beliefs in the prediction of posttraumatic stress responses. A sample (N = 313) of trauma-exposed emergency service workers participated in the study. Structural equation modeling results demonstrated that an REBT-based model provided satisfactory model fit and explained 89% of variance in posttraumatic stress symptomatology. Theoretical predictions were supported, with results demonstrating that general-level irrationality indirectly impacted posttraumatic stress responses via a set of trauma-specific irrational beliefs. Results indicate the importance of irrational beliefs in predicting posttraumatic stress responses.
AB - The current study aimed to test a key theoretical prediction of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) theory by assessing the role of general and trauma-specific irrational beliefs in the prediction of posttraumatic stress responses. A sample (N = 313) of trauma-exposed emergency service workers participated in the study. Structural equation modeling results demonstrated that an REBT-based model provided satisfactory model fit and explained 89% of variance in posttraumatic stress symptomatology. Theoretical predictions were supported, with results demonstrating that general-level irrationality indirectly impacted posttraumatic stress responses via a set of trauma-specific irrational beliefs. Results indicate the importance of irrational beliefs in predicting posttraumatic stress responses.
KW - dysfunctional cognitions
KW - irrational beliefs
KW - posttraumatic stress disorder
KW - rational emotive behavior therapy
KW - structural equation modeling
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84922230436&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15325024.2013.839772
DO - 10.1080/15325024.2013.839772
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84922230436
VL - 20
SP - 171
EP - 188
JO - Journal of Loss and Trauma
JF - Journal of Loss and Trauma
SN - 1532-5024
IS - 2
ER -