This study aimed to explore the effects of attribution styles as belief systems in controlling the relationships between stressors, and suicidal ideation and aggression drives, based on the basic assumption of rational-emotive therapy(REBT) and cognit...
This study aimed to explore the effects of attribution styles as belief systems in controlling the relationships between stressors, and suicidal ideation and aggression drives, based on the basic assumption of rational-emotive therapy(REBT) and cognitive therapy that clients' belief systems mediate the effects of environmental stimuli on the problematic emotions and behaviors. 295 high school students sampled in a metropolitan area of Korea participated in the survey. A series of hierarchical multiple regression analyses were performed to test the effects of three attributional dimensions(external locus of control, internal-uncontrollability, and internal-controllability) and three domains of stressors(family, peer-relation, and school) on the suicidal ideation and aggression drive. Three domains of stressors were positively related to both suicidal ideation and aggression drive. However, attributional styles had different effects depending on the outcome variables. The external locus of control had the positive relationship with aggression drive, but not significantly related with suicidal ideation. The internal-controllability had the positive relationship with suicidal ideation, but the negative relationship with aggression drive. The internal-controllability had the negatively related to both suicidal ideation and aggression drive. Finally, the group of attributional dimensions had the significant effects in controlling the association between stressors, and suicidal ideation and aggression drive. All these findings were discussed in terms of counseling practice, especially for REBT and cognitive therapy