The Relationship Between Absolutistic Thinking and Intelligence: A Correlation of the Revised Questionnaire of Absolutistic Thinking and the Shipley Institute of Living Scale

Ninety individuals completed the Shipley Institute of Living Scale and the Revised Questionnaire of Absolutistic Thinking (R-QAT). Statistical analyses failed to demonstrate any relationship between intelligence and perfectionist thinking, dysfunctional thinking overall, or low frustration tolerance. A slight, but significant relationship was observed between intelligence and absolutistic thinking. These results discount other theories that dysfunctional thinking is a product of low intellectual ability. Results suggest additionally that the R-QAT is an appropriate and sensitive instrument appropriate for clients of varying intellectual levels.