title: An Empirical Assessment of REBT Models of Psychopathology and Psychological Health in the Prediction of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to assess the validity of two models which integrate the cognitive (satisfaction with life) and affective (symptoms of anxiety and depression) aspects of subjective well-being within the framework of rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) theory; specifically REBT's theory of psychopathology and theory of psychological health.
  
  
  METHODS
  397 Irish and Northern Irish undergraduate students completed measures of rational/irrational beliefs, satisfaction with life, and anxiety/depression symptoms. Structural equation modelling techniques were used in order to test our hypothesis within a cross-sectional design.
  
  
  RESULTS
  REBT's theory of psychopathology (χ2 = 373.78, d.f. = 163, p < .001; comparative fit index (CFI) = .92; Tucker Lewis index (TLI) = .91; root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = .06 (95% CI = .05 to .07); standardized root mean square residual (SRMR) = .07) and psychological health (χ2 = 371.89, d.f. = 181, p < .001; CFI = .93; TLI = .92; RMSEA = .05 (95% CI = .04 to .06); SRMR = .06) provided acceptable fit of the data. Moreover, the psychopathology model explained 34% of variance in levels of anxiety/depression, while the psychological health model explained 33% of variance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study provides important findings linking the fields of clinical and positive psychology within a comprehensible framework for both researchers and clinicians. Findings are discussed in relation to the possibility of more effective interventions, incorporating and targeting not only negative outcomes, but also positive concepts within the same model.
authors.affiliation: Doctoral School 'Evidence-based assessment and psychological interventions',Babes-Bolyai University,Cluj-Napoca,Cluj,RomaniaandThe International Institute for the Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health,Babeş-Bolyai University,Cluj-Napoca,Romania.
authors.forename: Horea-Radu
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Oltean
authors.affiliation: National College of Ireland,Dublin,and Centre for Global Health,Trinity College Dublin,Dublin,Ireland.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hyland
authors.affiliation: Centre for Global Health,Trinity College Dublin,Dublin,Ireland.
authors.forename: Frédérique
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vallières
authors.affiliation: The International Institute for the Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health,Babeş-Bolyai University,Cluj-Napoca,Romania and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,New York.
authors.forename: Daniel Ovidiu
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003071:Cognition; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009660:Northern Ireland; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011599:Psychopathology; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT); anxiety and depression; irrational beliefs; positive psychology; rational beliefs; subjective well-being