抑うつと不安における不合理な信念と自動思考および気分の関連

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The purpose of this study was to examine the causal effects of irrational beliefs on automatic thought and to clarify the relationship among irrational beliefs, automatic thoughts and depressive/anxious mood. The Japanese Irrational Belief Test (Matumura, 1991), the Depression and Anxiety Cognition Scale (Fukui, 1998), and the Depression and Anxiety Mood Scale (Fukui, 1997) were administered to 326 Japanese University, Junior College and professional school students. The results of the data analysis, including the covariance structure analysis were as follows: 1) irrational beliefs had a causal effect on automatic thoughts, 2) irrational beliefs directly caused automatic thoughts in relation to the evaluation of past experiences, and indirectly influenced automatic thoughts on future predictions which cause depressive/anxious mood, 3) the irrational belief on 'problem avoidance' was a specific cognition to depression, the irrational belief on 'dependence' was a specific cognition to anxiety, and the irrational belief on external helplessness was common irrational beliefs of depression and anxiety. Based upon these findings, a new cognitve-behavioral model named DAC model (Depression and Anxiety Cognitive-behavior Model) was proposed.