Thyer B A, Papsdorf J D, Kilgore S A
J Psychol. 1983 Jan;113(1st Half):31-4. doi: 10.1080/00223980.1983.9923552.
Previous research on the clinical theory of Rational Emotive Therapy has shown that irrational belief systems are associated with global indices of psychopathology such as state and trait anxiety and depression. In an extension of this earlier work a correlational study was conducted on the relationships between irrationality and a self-report measure of highly specific indices of psychiatric symptomatology, the Symptom Checklist-90. The sample consisted of 62 undergraduates (37 female, 25 male, means age = 21 years) enrolled in an upper-level psychology course. Seven of the nine correlations were statistically significant, indicating that greater irrationality was associated with higher levels of psychiatric symptomatology. These results provide additional evidence in support of the clinical theory of Rational Emotive Therapy.
先前关于理性情绪疗法临床理论的研究表明，非理性信念系统与精神病理学的整体指标相关，如状态焦虑、特质焦虑和抑郁。在这项早期研究的拓展中，针对非理性与一项高度特异性精神症状学指标的自我报告量表——《症状自评量表90》之间的关系，进行了一项相关性研究。样本由62名本科学生（37名女性，25名男性，平均年龄 = 21岁）组成，他们均选修了一门高级心理学课程。九个相关性中有七个具有统计学意义，这表明更高程度的非理性与更高水平的精神症状学相关。这些结果为理性情绪疗法的临床理论提供了更多支持证据。
