Proposing a measurement model of REBT and applying it to the assessment of well-being and happiness in patients with tension-type headaches
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Article Title | Proposing a measurement model of REBT and applying it to the assessment of well-being and happiness in patients with tension-type headaches |
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ERA Journal ID | 40395 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Izadikhah, Zahra (Author), Jackson, Chris J. (Author), Mohammadi, Zahra (Author) and Najafi, Mohamad Reza (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Rational - Emotive and Cognitive - Behavior Therapy |
Journal Citation | 40 (2), pp. 406-424 |
Number of Pages | 19 |
Year | 2022 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0894-9085 |
1573-6563 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10942-021-00413-3 |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10942-021-00413-3 |
Abstract | Depression, anxiety, stress (DAS) are triggers of tension-type headaches. The current research investigates how irrational cognitions, according to the theory of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (tREBT), are associated with DAS. We determine how tREBT predicts well-being and happiness outcomes of people experiencing tension-type headaches through DAS. We use the Hybrid Model of Learning in Personality (HMLP) to provide a detailed model of cognitions associated with tREBT. This research aims to advance understanding of the psychological factors associated with tension-type headaches, and our measurement model of tREBT may help reverse declining research interest. Across two studies, using physicians and family members as third-party assessors of patients with tension-type headaches, we use HMLP to show how irrational cognitions are expressed through DAS in the prediction of patient well-being and happiness. Our results provide a new understanding of cognitions associated with tREBT, a measurement model of tREBT, and we identify cognitions associated with tension-type headaches. We conclude that learning and cognitive processes related to the development and maintenance of irrational beliefs are important in the prediction of the severity of tension-type headaches and their well-being outcomes. This information can be used to develop clinical applications, such as programs designed to increase success of health-promotion activities. We believe HMLP offers researchers a validated model of cognitive mechanisms associated with REBT and will encourage more mainstream empirical research of this theory and therapy. |
Keywords | tension-type headache; rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT); DASS; dysfunctional beliefs; HMLP |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520302. Clinical psychology |
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Byline Affiliations | School of Psychology and Counselling |
University of New South Wales | |
University of Isfahan, Iran | |
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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