When is unconditional self-acceptance a better predictor of mental health than self-esteem?

S Popov - Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior …, 2019 - Springer
In REBT, self-esteem (SE) is seen as detrimental to mental health, in comparison to more
adaptive construct—unconditional self-acceptance (USA). USA represents an absence of …

Rational-emotive and cognitive-behavior therapy (REBT/CBT) versus pharmacotherapy versus REBT/CBT plus pharmacotherapy in the treatment of major depressive …

F Iftene, E Predescu, S Stefan, D David - Psychiatry Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Major depressive disorder is a highly prevalent and debilitating condition in youth, so
develo** efficient treatments is a priority for mental health professionals. Psychotherapy …

Decoding unconditional self-acceptance: A qualitative report

S Pramanik, R Khuntia - Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior …, 2023 - Springer
Unconditional self-acceptance (USA) is a philosophy practiced to avoid the consequences
of self-esteem in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). It is considered to be one of …

The measurement of irrationality and rationality

DO David, R DiGiuseppe, A Dobrean… - Advances in REBT …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) assumes that when people are faced
with adverse, activating events, their irrational beliefs generate dysfunctional feelings and …

A meta-analytical approach of the relationships between the irrationality of beliefs and the functionality of automatic thoughts

R Şoflău, DO David - Cognitive Therapy and Research, 2017 - Springer
Although irrational beliefs (IBs) and automatic thoughts (ATs) have been proposed as
mechanisms that contribute to psychopathology in the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) …

Rational beliefs as cognitive protective factors against posttraumatic stress symptoms

P Hyland, R Maguire, M Shevlin… - Journal of Rational …, 2014 - Springer
The current study investigated the predictions of rational emotive behaviour therapy's
(REBT) model of psychological health that rational beliefs would act as cognitive protective …

Unveiling Gender Differences in Psychological Well-being and Rational Beliefs Among Eating Disorder Patients

L Tecuta, EL Dato, R DiGiuseppe, R Schumann… - Journal of Rational …, 2025 - Springer
Method The present study was approved by the appropriate University Bioethics Committee
and Department of Psychology Ethics Committee with protocol number 68,444 on May 10th …

Parental unconditional acceptance: An antidote to parental conditional regard

KKY Tsang, S Lam - Social Development, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Studies around the world revealed that children's performance is a significant source of
parents' self‐worth. This phenomenon is particularly salient among Chinese parents …

The impact of irrational beliefs on paranoid thoughts

R Soflau, DO David - Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy, 2019 - cambridge.org
Background: Although the ABC model proposed by cognitive behavioral theory has strong
empirical support for a wide range of psychological problems, little is known about the role of …

Self-acceptance in today's young people

MF Calin, T Tasente - Technium Soc. Sci. J., 2022 - HeinOnline
Acceptance of the self, others and the environment is a force for personal change that has its
origins in many eastern and western cultures. The benefits of accepting are described by …