Irrational evaluations and antisocial behavior of adolescents

The principles of the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy point out to the role of irrational beliefs in the occurrence of aggressive and antisocial behavior. The goal of this research is to determine whether there are links between irrational beliefs and self-assessment of antisocial behavior and...

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Main Authors: Vukosavljević-Gvozden Tatjana, Opačić Goran, Marić Zorica
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Language:srp
Published: Institute for Educational Research, Belgrade 2010-01-01
Series:Zbornik: Institut za Pedagoška Istraživanja
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0579-6431/2010/0579-64311002263V.pdf
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spelling doaj-30fe6fd005a34a568a9d3ab9936878292020-11-24T21:55:38ZsrpInstitute for Educational Research, BelgradeZbornik: Institut za Pedagoška Istraživanja0579-64311820-92702010-01-0142226327610.2298/ZIPI1002263VIrrational evaluations and antisocial behavior of adolescentsVukosavljević-Gvozden TatjanaOpačić GoranMarić ZoricaThe principles of the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy point out to the role of irrational beliefs in the occurrence of aggressive and antisocial behavior. The goal of this research is to determine whether there are links between irrational beliefs and self-assessment of antisocial behavior and whether there are differences with respect to irrational beliefs between the young who were sentenced by juvenile court judges compared to the control group. The research was conducted on two subsamples - the first consisted of male adolescents (N=116), aged 16 to 19, and the second comprised male adolescents 50 out of whom were sentenced by juvenile court judges, aged averagely 17 and a half, and 50 members of the control group. The modified version of the General Attitude and Belief Scale (GABS) (Marić, 2002, 2003) and Antisocial Behavior Scale (ABS) (Opačić, 2010, in print) were used. Multiple regression analysis showed that the best predictor of the score on antisocial behavior scale was “the demand for absolute correctness of others and their devaluation”, followed by the aspiration towards perfectionism and success which acts as the factor that reduces the probability of antisocial behavior. Almost identical results were obtained by group comparison. The obtained results provide guidelines for designing preventive programs (sketched in the discussion) that would be able to reduce the frequency of aggressive and antisocial behavior at adolescent age. http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0579-6431/2010/0579-64311002263V.pdfirrational beliefsangerantisocial behavior
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author Vukosavljević-Gvozden Tatjana
Opačić Goran
Marić Zorica
spellingShingle Vukosavljević-Gvozden Tatjana
Opačić Goran
Marić Zorica
Irrational evaluations and antisocial behavior of adolescents
Zbornik: Institut za Pedagoška Istraživanja
irrational beliefs
anger
antisocial behavior
author_facet Vukosavljević-Gvozden Tatjana
Opačić Goran
Marić Zorica
author_sort Vukosavljević-Gvozden Tatjana
title Irrational evaluations and antisocial behavior of adolescents
title_short Irrational evaluations and antisocial behavior of adolescents
title_full Irrational evaluations and antisocial behavior of adolescents
title_fullStr Irrational evaluations and antisocial behavior of adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Irrational evaluations and antisocial behavior of adolescents
title_sort irrational evaluations and antisocial behavior of adolescents
publisher Institute for Educational Research, Belgrade
series Zbornik: Institut za Pedagoška Istraživanja
issn 0579-6431
1820-9270
publishDate 2010-01-01
description The principles of the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy point out to the role of irrational beliefs in the occurrence of aggressive and antisocial behavior. The goal of this research is to determine whether there are links between irrational beliefs and self-assessment of antisocial behavior and whether there are differences with respect to irrational beliefs between the young who were sentenced by juvenile court judges compared to the control group. The research was conducted on two subsamples - the first consisted of male adolescents (N=116), aged 16 to 19, and the second comprised male adolescents 50 out of whom were sentenced by juvenile court judges, aged averagely 17 and a half, and 50 members of the control group. The modified version of the General Attitude and Belief Scale (GABS) (Marić, 2002, 2003) and Antisocial Behavior Scale (ABS) (Opačić, 2010, in print) were used. Multiple regression analysis showed that the best predictor of the score on antisocial behavior scale was “the demand for absolute correctness of others and their devaluation”, followed by the aspiration towards perfectionism and success which acts as the factor that reduces the probability of antisocial behavior. Almost identical results were obtained by group comparison. The obtained results provide guidelines for designing preventive programs (sketched in the discussion) that would be able to reduce the frequency of aggressive and antisocial behavior at adolescent age.
topic irrational beliefs
anger
antisocial behavior
url http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0579-6431/2010/0579-64311002263V.pdf
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