Predicting mental health based on irrational beliefs of ordinary and special primary school teachers of Yard city, Iran

This study aimed at predicting mental health based on irrational beliefs of regular and special primary school teachers of Yard, Iran. A correlational method was used and the population comprised all teachers of ordinary and special primary school of Yard in 2013. The sample consisted of 60 teachers of exceptional schools and 60 teachers of ordinary schools who were censured orderly and were determined available by sampling method. For data collection, the questionnaires of irrational believes of (Jones, 1969) and (Goldberg, 1979) mental health were used. The statistical instrument was multivariable regression. Results confirmed the research hypotheses. It was shown that there was a significant difference between irrational beliefs and mental health of ordinary and special primary school teachers. Regression analysis showed that irrational beliefs, demand for others’ approval, tendency to blame, avoiding possible problems in ordinary school teachers, and perfectionism have the potential for predicting special school teachers’ mental health. Mean scores of special school teachers was higher than ordinary school teachers (P