Alienation and irrational beliefs in a nonclinical university population.
A total of 126 college students, 53 men and 73 women, completed the Manifest Alienation Scale and the Irrational Beliefs Scale to assess alienation and irrationality. A linear relationship indicated students with elevated Alienation scores showed substantially higher irrationality than did students scoring lower. Analysis suggests that a positive linear effect for measured irrationality and reported Alienation characterizes students in a nonclinical population. The relationship between normal and pathological Alienation and irrational belief are addressed, and potential interventions in clinical situations are considered.
Mahoney
J M
JM
Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23284-2018, USA. jmahon@saturn.vcu.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012918:Social Alienation; D012938:Social Perception; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology