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A short form of the Common Beliefs Survey III

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Previous studies have shown that the Common Beliefs Survey III (CBS III) is an irrational beliefs inventory with satisfactory psychometric properties. We extended research on the CBS by examining this 54-item inventory for redundant material, and substantially abbreviated it without compormising its reliability or validity. This article describes the development of the new, 19-item short form (CBS19), convenient for clinical use, that preserves the psychometric properties of the original.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Maine, 5742 Clarence Cook Little Hall, 04469-5742, Orono, Maine

    Geoffrey L. Thorpe Ph.D. (Professor and Director of Clinical Training) & Roger B. Frey Ph.D. (Associate Professor)

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Thorpe, G.L., Frey, R.B. A short form of the Common Beliefs Survey III. J Rational-Emot Cognitive-Behav Ther 14, 193–198 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02238270

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