Irrational Beliefs and Reading Comprehension

Abstract

The hypothesis that the endorsement of Ellis' irrational beliefs is associated with less effective reading comprehension was assessed. A correlation of —.39 between scores on the Irrational Beliefs Scale and the Descriptive Tests of Language Skills: Reading Comprehension Test was found for 144 male and female college freshmen. The relationship does not appear to be mediated by anxiety, as measured by a short form of the Manifest Anxiety Scale.