Measuring negative person evaluations: The evaluative beliefs scale

Citation
P. Chadwick et al., Measuring negative person evaluations: The evaluative beliefs scale, COGN THER R, 23(5), 1999, pp. 549-559
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH
ISSN journal
01475916 → ACNP
Volume
23
Issue
5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
549 - 559
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-5916(199910)23:5<549:MNPETE>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
We report the development and a preliminary analysis of the Evaluative Beli efs Scale (EBS). The EBS measures negative person evaluations, a key class of beliefs within cognitive psychotherapy and thought to be closely linked to emotional disturbance. Three hundred ninety-four members of a UK-based s elf-help group called Depressives Anonymous completed the EBS and the Hospi tal Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). The EBS was found to have good int ernal reliability, a clear factor structure and concurrent validity when co mpared with the HADS. We believe the EBS might have utility for clinical re search and practice, not only as an assessment and outcome measure but also for testing hypotheses about connections between cognitions and emotions.