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dc.contributor.authorShihata, S.
dc.contributor.authorEgan, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorRees, Clare
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:47:21Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:47:21Z
dc.date.created2014-09-05T04:48:05Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationShihata, S. and Egan, S. and Rees, C. 2014. Evaluation of Magical Thinking: Validation of the Illusory Beliefs Inventory. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. 43 (3): pp. 251-261.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40976
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/16506073.2014.926391
dc.description.abstract

Magical thinking has been related to obsessive–compulsive disorder; yet, little research has examined this construct in other anxiety disorders. The Illusory Beliefs Inventory (IBI) is a recently developed measure of magical thinking. The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of this new measure and to determine if magical thinking accounts for pathological worry beyond the well-researched constructs of intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and perfectionism. A sample of 502 participants completed an online survey. Confirmatory factor analysis identified a three-factor solution for the IBI, and the measure had good internal consistency (a ¼ .92), test–retest reliability (r ¼ .94) and discriminant validity. Magical thinking, IU, and perfectionism all predicted pathological worry; however, magical thinking accounted for less than 1% of unique variance in worry, suggesting that it is not strongly related to worry. Further investigation regarding the validity and clinical utility of the IBI is required.

dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.subjectpathological worry
dc.subjectmagical thinking
dc.subjectintolerance of uncertainty
dc.subjectperfectionism
dc.subjectIllusory Beliefs Inventory
dc.titleEvaluation of Magical Thinking: Validation of the Illusory Beliefs Inventory
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume43
dcterms.source.number3
dcterms.source.startPage251
dcterms.source.endPage261
dcterms.source.issn16506073
dcterms.source.titleCognitive Behaviour Therapy
curtin.departmentSchool of Psychology
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