The Efficacy of Rational Emotive Therapy: A Quantitative Review of the
Outcome Research.

Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of the Sample

Variable

M

SD

Range

rd

Publication Year

1978.975

3.345

1970 - 1988

.002

Number of Therapists

2.261

1.763

1 - 8

.031

Subjects

26.657

18.841

5 - 115

-.224**

Therapist Training1

5.22

0.619

4 - 6

.313***

Age

25.014

11.280

9 - 70

.059

% Male Subjects

42.385

3.345

0 - 100

.082


1
Therapist Training Ratings: 4 = Master of Arts degree; 5 = PhD Candidate or Psychiatry Resident;
6 = Phd therapist or Psychiatrist with at least 1 year experience beyond the granting of a degree.
**
p < .01 ***p < .001

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