Physical Illness and Subcription

Research has shown a generally positive correlation between a perso 's propensity for illness and certain pSychological variables. To i Vestigate the relationship between an individual's agei sex, and degtee of subscriptiOn to.each of Albert.Ellis ' 10 irrational beliefs and their frequency and type of illness, 122 adults completed the Irrational Beliefs Test and an illness questionnalirle. In general, the oidar subject with a high need for approval, competency, and achievement, a low need to find the perfect saution to every problem; and, to a lesser extent, a high dependency on oqier stronger persons correlated with more organ systems being affeCtecYby Illness, more chronic illnesses, and", to some extent, a greafertotal frequenCy of illness. This was title more often in femalAlthan in males. The findings 'suggest that subscription to irrational beliefs in combination with age and sex tends to account for ioTe:of the variance in the selective prOtess of illness not. adcountdefor by natural enVironmental factors. (Authox/JAC),1-Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made,