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The 50-item Irrational Beliefs Inventory (IBI) was developed in the Netherlands for the assessment of irrational thinking. The IBI was derived from the Rational Behavior Inventory (RBI) and the Irrational Beliefs Test (IBT). The present study was designed to assess the applicability of the IBI in a different cultural context. The IBI was administered to a non-clinical sample in the USA; scores were consistent with Dutch findings and support the utility of the English language version of the IBI.
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Bridges, K.R., Sanderman, R. The Irrational Beliefs Inventory: Cross Cultural Comparisons Between American and Dutch Samples. Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy 20, 65–71 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1015133004916
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