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Irrational beliefs and nonassertive behavior

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Nonassertive individuals completed a measure of Ellis's irrational beliefs. Subjects were then divided into a high-endorsement and a low-endorsement group. Subjects who endorsed the irrational beliefs were observed to be less assertive and described themselves as more uncomfortable when role-playing assertion situations. In addition, the high-endorsement group described themselves as less frequently assertive in real life and as far more uncomfortable when confronted with assertion situations. Discussion focused on the specific irrational beliefs endorsed by nonassertive subjects.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, V6T 1W5, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

    Lynn Alden & Jeremy Safran

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Alden, L., Safran, J. Irrational beliefs and nonassertive behavior. Cogn Ther Res 2, 357–364 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01172652

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