University of Applied Management (UAM), Erding, Germany.
Psicothema. 2010 Nov;22(4):543-8.
This research examines the incremental validity of irrational thinking as conceptualized by Albert Ellis to predict diverse aspects of subjective well-being while controlling for the influence of personality factors. Rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT) argues that irrational beliefs result in maladaptive emotions leading to reduced well-being. Although there is some early scientific evidence for this relation, it has never been investigated whether this connection would still persist when statistically controlling for the Big Five personality factors, which were consistently found to be important determinants of well-being. Regression analyses revealed significant incremental validity of irrationality over personality factors when predicting life satisfaction, but not when predicting subjective happiness. Results are discussed with respect to conceptual differences between these two aspects of subjective well-being.
本研究考察了艾伯特·埃利斯（Albert Ellis）所提出的非理性思维的增量有效性，以预测主观幸福感的多个方面，同时控制人格因素的影响。理性情绪行为疗法（REBT）认为，非理性信念会导致适应不良的情绪，从而降低幸福感。尽管有一些早期的科学证据支持这种关系，但从未有人调查过，当从统计学上控制人格的五个主要因素时，这种联系是否仍然存在，而人格因素被一致认为是幸福感的重要决定因素。回归分析显示，非理性因素在预测生活满意度方面具有显著的增量有效性，但在预测主观幸福感方面则没有。结果将根据这两个主观幸福感方面的概念差异进行讨论。
