Irrational
beliefs affect individuals' emotions and behaviors from the first stages of
their lives and this effect continue
throughout their lives. The aim of this study was to investigate irrational
beliefs in adults in terms of various variables. This study is a descriptive
study performed in a screening design. The study working group is consisted of
the adults living in the Turkish Samsun city. In the study, it was concluded that
irrational beliefs do not differentiate significantly according to gender. This
study was reached, 235 adult individuals aged between 27 and 50 years (mean =
38.02, df = 6.75), 132 (56.2%) of the participants were female and 103 (43.8%)
were male. The irrational beliefs of the participants were examined according
to gender, age and education level. The data were collected by the Rational
Beliefs Scale and personal information form. SPSS package program was used for
data analysis. Data were analyzed by t test, ANOVA and Pearson Correlation
Analysis. According to study, there is a significant difference in the
irrational beliefs of the adults according to their education level, and the
irrational belief levels of the secondary and high school graduates has been
found to be significantly higher than the individuals who received
undergraduate and higher education. In the literatüre, similar studies with the
same results has been come across and as well as non-similar studies. İt is
recommended that qualitative studies including in-depth interviews should be
conducted in order to determine exactly which factors are affecting irrational
beliefs the most
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Other Fields of Education |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 24, 2019 |
Acceptance Date | November 23, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 38 Issue: 2 |