2011
DOI: 10.5539/ass.v7n5p137
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Irrational Beliefs among Jordanian College Students and Relationship with Self-Confidence

Abstract: This study aims to investigate the irrational beliefs among Jordanian college students and relationship with self-confidence. To fulfill this, (500) students were randomly chosen from Al-Balqa' Applied University in Jordan. Results of the study may be summarized as follows: There was a statistically significant counterproductive relationship between irrational beliefs and self-confidence, There was a statistically significant effect of gender and educational level on the irrational belief; males and first year… Show more

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“…Al-Salameh (2010) found that men have more irrational relationship beliefs than women. In contrast with this result, Hamamcı (2005) found that irrational beliefs in relationship do not differ by gender.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Al-Salameh (2010) found that men have more irrational relationship beliefs than women. In contrast with this result, Hamamcı (2005) found that irrational beliefs in relationship do not differ by gender.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…[ 30 ] Value system as closely related to self-confidence showed a statistically significant relationship between irrational beliefs and self-confidence as a result of treatment with rational emotive behavioral therapy. [ 35 ] It was reported that the negative value system of the visually impaired persons is attributed to an irrational belief system. [ 36 ] Report showed that a negative value system strongly correlated unjustifiable beliefs.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Akılcı olmayan inançların üniversite öğrencilerinde cinsiyete göre farklılık gösterdiğini kızlarda daha yüksek olduğunu ortaya koyan çalışmalar da bulunmaktadır (Gündüz, 2006;Altıntaş;Göller, 2010). Salameh (2010) ise erkeklerin kızlara göre akılcı olmayan inançları daha çok kabul ettikleri sonuca varmıştır.…”
Section: Tartiġma Ve Yorumunclassified