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Descriptive/Inferential Cognitive Processes and Evaluative Cognitive Processes: Relationships Among Each Other and with Emotional Distress

Vîslă, Andreea ; Holtforth, Martin ; David, Daniel

In: Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 2015, vol. 33, no. 2, p. 148-159

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    Titre
    • Descriptive/Inferential Cognitive Processes and Evaluative Cognitive Processes: Relationships Among Each Other and with Emotional Distress
    Auteur
    • Vîslă, Andreea. Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Babeş-Bolyai University, No. 37, Republicii St., 400015, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    • Holtforth, Martin. Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • David, Daniel. Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Babeş-Bolyai University, No. 37, Republicii St., 400015, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Inglese
    Publié dans
    • Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 2015, vol. 33, no. 2, p. 148-159. Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com
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    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:330923
    Summary
    We aimed to delineate key constructs from two forms of cognitive-behavioral therapy: cognitive therapy and rational-emotive behavior therapy. Furthermore, we aimed to investigate the interrelations among each other and with emotional distress. The key constructs of the underlying theories of these therapies (i.e., descriptive/inferential beliefs, evaluative beliefs) are often treated together as distorted cognitions and included as such in various scales. We used a cross-sectional design. Seventy-four undergraduate students (mean age=24.68) completed measures of automatic thoughts and emotional distress. Three therapists trained in cognitive-behavioral therapy divided automatic thoughts into descriptive/inferential beliefs and evaluative beliefs by consensus. Correlation and mediation analyses were performed. These constructs showed medium to high associations to each other and to distress. The relationship between descriptive/inferential beliefs and distress was mediated by evaluative beliefs. Descriptive and inferential cognitions may not produce emotions without first being appraised in terms of personal relevance.