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Stelmach-Lask L, Glebov-Russinov I, Henik A. What is high rumination? Acta Psychol (Amst) 2024; 248:104331. [PMID: 38878469 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2024] [Revised: 05/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/24/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE The current paper tries to illuminate the need for standard cutoff points. INTRODUCTION rumination is considered to be a transdiagnostic process leading to a variety of consequences. But, what is prominent ruminative tendency? Are there agreed-upon specifications or cutoff points that distinguish between high and low tendency to ruminate? In an attempt to answer these questions, we reviewed 25 works that compared people characterized as high or low in rumination. We found numerous inconsistencies in the characterization criteria and a great variability in cutoff points. Most studies did not provide enough information about the cutoff criteria or values. METHOD We examined a sample of 454 participants using the RRS (Ruminative Response Scale), from which we tried to identify standard cutoff points. RESULTS SHOWED 1) distributions of RRS, brooding and reflective pondering; 2) most studies used median split, which might explain the differences among studies; 3) examination of standard scores for the various cutoffs presented big variability among the studies; and 4) women had higher scores of rumination and brooding than men. CONCLUSION Our paper highlights the need for homogeneity in the field. It suggests addressing the RRS, brooding and reflective pondering distributions as references for future studies. We recommend specifying: cutoff criteria, cutoff values, range, means and standard deviations. Researchers should consider the specific population (i.e., men vs. women or clinical vs. non clinical) of interest and infer specific cutoff points accordingly. Importantly, researchers should consider the implications of their choice of cutoff points and apply their criterion accordingly.
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- Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
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Li M, Yan Y, Jia H, Gao Y, Qiu J, Yang W. Neural basis underlying the association between thought control ability and happiness: The moderating role of the amygdala. Psych J 2024; 13:625-638. [PMID: 38450574 DOI: 10.1002/pchj.741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Thought control ability (TCA) plays an important role in individuals' health and happiness. Previous studies demonstrated that TCA was closely conceptually associated with happiness. However, empirical research supporting this relationship was limited. In addition, the neural basis underlying TCA and how this neural basis influences the relationship between TCA and happiness remain unexplored. In the present study, the voxel-based morphometry (VBM) method was adopted to investigate the neuroanatomical basis of TCA in 314 healthy subjects. The behavioral results revealed a significant positive association between TCA and happiness. On the neural level, there was a significant negative correlation between TCA and the gray matter density (GMD) of the bilateral amygdala. Split-half validation analysis revealed similar results, further confirming the stability of the VBM analysis findings. Furthermore, gray matter covariance network and graph theoretical analyses showed positive association between TCA and both the node degree and node strength of the amygdala. Moderation analysis revealed that the GMD of the amygdala moderated the relationship between TCA and happiness. Specifically, the positive association between TCA and self-perceived happiness was stronger in subjects with a lower GMD of the amygdala. The present study indicated the neural basis underlying the association between TCA and happiness and offered a method of improving individual well-being.
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- Min Li
- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (SWU), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China
- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University (SWU), Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (SWU), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China
- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University (SWU), Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (SWU), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China
- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University (SWU), Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (SWU), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China
- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University (SWU), Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (SWU), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China
- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University (SWU), Chongqing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (SWU), Ministry of Education, Chongqing, China
- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University (SWU), Chongqing, China
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Lee K, Ahn S. Self-Reflection, Emotional Self Disclosure, and Posttraumatic Growth in Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Korea. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:2616. [PMID: 37830653 PMCID: PMC10572591 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11192616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023] Open
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During the Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, several studies were conducted on mental health among various populations; however, only a few studies have focused on post-traumatic growth (PTG) in nursing students. By understanding the PTG involved in coping with emotionally challenging situations, educators, and institutions can prepare nursing students to navigate the demands of their profession and ultimately provide more empathetic and effective patient care. This study aimed to explore whether self-reflection and emotional self-disclosure are associated with PTG. A total of 195 nursing students completed the self-report questionnaire. This study used standardized instruments, including the self-reflection scale, emotional self-disclosure, and the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, a t-test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and hierarchical regression analysis using the SPSS/WIN 25.0 program. The factors influencing PTG included self-reflection (β = 0.36; p < 0.001), emotional self-disclosure (β = 0.24; p < 0.001), grade (β = -0.18; p = 0.008), and religion (β = -0.15; p = 0.013). The explanatory power of these four factors was 31.4%, and self-reflection was found to have the greatest influence on PTG. The results indicated the need for self-reflection and emotional self-disclosure promotion programs to improve PTG, especially for senior and non-religious students.
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- KyoungSook Lee
- Department of Nursing, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 44610, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Nursing, Jinju Health College, Jinju City 52655, Republic of Korea
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Ran J, Liu H, Yuan Y, Yu X, Dong T. Linking Career Exploration, Self-Reflection, Career Calling, Career Adaptability and Subjective Well-Being: A Self-Regulation Theory Perspective. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2023; 16:2805-2817. [PMID: 37521566 PMCID: PMC10378538 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s420666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
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Introduction In the post-pandemic era, the cultivation of vocational adaptability among college students holds equal significance to fostering subjective well-being in the face of an increasingly daunting professional landscape. This intricate process can be influenced by exploratory expeditions into potential career paths, sincere introspection, and a profound sense of vocation. Methods Drawing upon Bandura's self-regulation theory, this research project employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to scrutinize the interconnectedness between career exploration, self-reflection, vocational calling, vocational adaptability, and subjective well-being within a sample of 1077 Chinese undergraduates. Results The findings demonstrated that career exploration and self-reflection positively predicted career adaptability and subjective well-being. In addition, career calling had a significant mediating effect in this model. Conclusion The findings of this study shed light on the significance of career exploration and self-reflection in fostering both adolescent career adaptability and subjective well-being. And are expected to provide a reference for the career construction and development of college students and career education in colleges and universities.
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- Jingliang Ran
- School of Business Administration, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Psychology, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China
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- College of State Governance, Southwest University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Economics and Management, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Hilton School of Hospitality Management, Sichuan Tourism University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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Zhang R, Tam SKTS, Wong NML, Wu J, Tao J, Chen L, Lin K, Lee TMC. Aberrant functional metastability and structural connectivity are associated with rumination in individuals with major depressive disorder. Neuroimage Clin 2022; 33:102916. [PMID: 34923200 PMCID: PMC8693354 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Higher synchrony and lower metastability in adults with higher levels of rumination. Prefrontal white matter integrity deficits are also associated with rumination. Most prominent aberrations were found in the genu of the corpus callosum. Structural connectivity as the basis between dynamic connectivity and rumination. New outlook on altered structural integrity and metastability subserving rumination.
Rumination is a repetitive and compulsive thinking focusing on oneself, and the nature and consequences of distress. It is a core characteristic in psychiatric disorders characterized by affective dysregulation, and emerging evidence suggests that rumination is associated with aberrant dynamic functional connectivity and structural connectivity. However, the underlying neural mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we adopted a multimodal approach and tested the hypothesis that white matter connectivity forms the basis of the implications of temporal dynamics of functional connectivity in the rumination trait. Fifty-three depressed and ruminative individuals and a control group of 47 age- and gender-matched individuals with low levels of rumination underwent resting-state fMRI and diffusion tensor imaging. We found that lower global metastability and higher global synchrony of the dynamic functional connectivity were associated with higher levels of rumination. Specifically, the altered global synchrony and global metastability mediated the association between white matter integrity of the genu of the corpus callosum to rumination. Hence, our findings offered the first line of evidence for the intricate role of (sub)optimal transition of functional brain states in the connection of structural brain connectivity in ruminative thinking.
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- Ruibin Zhang
- Laboratory of Cognitive Control and Brain Healthy, Department of Psychology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Department of Psychiatry, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Laboratory of Neuropsychology and Human Neuroscience, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Laboratory of Neuropsychology and Human Neuroscience, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Affective Disorders, Guangzhou Huiai Hospital, The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Laboratory of Neuropsychology and Human Neuroscience, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Institute of Clinical Neuropsychology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Bucknell K, Kangas M, Crane M. Adaptive self-reflection and resilience: The moderating effects of rumination on insight as a mediator. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.111234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Hocaoğlu FB, Işık E. The role of self-construal in the associations between differentiation of self and subjective well-being in emerging adults. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-02527-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Mertens ECA, Deković M, van Londen M, Reitz E. Parallel Changes in Positive Youth Development and Self-awareness: the Role of Emotional Self-regulation, Self-esteem, and Self-reflection. PREVENTION SCIENCE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH 2022; 23:502-512. [PMID: 35088219 PMCID: PMC9072468 DOI: 10.1007/s11121-022-01345-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to examine whether early adolescents’ positive development (i.e., resilience and psychological wellbeing) could be enhanced by stimulating three dimensions of self-awareness: emotional self-regulation, self-esteem, and self-reflection. An experimental field study (randomized controlled trial) was conducted. Seventh grade students (N = 1299; Mage = 12.38; 54% boys) completed multiple assessments at the beginning, during, and immediately after the intervention or at parallel time points for students in the control condition. Changes in the assessed constructs were examined with parallel process latent growth curve models. The results showed that increases in emotional self-regulation and self-esteem were related to concurrent increases in both resilience and psychological wellbeing. Changes in self-reflection were, however, not related to changes in these outcomes. The trajectories of change and parallel processes were similar in the intervention and control condition. These findings suggest that interventions aiming to stimulate positive youth development might be optimized by also focusing on youth’s self-awareness, though more knowledge about how self-awareness can be stimulated best is needed. This trial was registered in the Dutch Trial Register, number NL6371 (old number: NTR6554), on July 3, 2017.
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- Esther C A Mertens
- Department of Clinical Child and Family Studies, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Clinical Child and Family Studies, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Child and Family Studies, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Child and Family Studies, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, 3584 CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Jarukasemthawee S, Pisitsungkagarn K. Mindfulness and eudaimonic well-being: the mediating roles of rumination and emotion dysregulation. Int J Adolesc Med Health 2021; 33:347-356. [PMID: 34142512 DOI: 10.1515/ijamh-2021-0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Mindfulness has been widely studied in Western psychology for reducing psychological distress. However, several scholars noted that in the East, where the concept originated, mindfulness may be understood differently. In Eastern cultures such as Thailand, mindfulness is not only employed to deal with suffering but also to promote well-being. To the best of our knowledge, no studies have been undertaken to evaluate the relationship between traditional mindfulness and eudaimonic well-being in Eastern contexts. In the present study, we investigated the relationships between mindfulness and eudaimonic well-being in Thai contexts. We also explored the mediating roles of rumination and emotion dysregulation on this relationship. Data were collected from 312 Thai undergraduates who completed a measure of Eudaimonic Well-Being, the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory, the Rumination-Reflection Questionnaire, and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale. Results largely supported our hypotheses. Mindfulness was found to have a positive and direct association with eudaimonic well-being. Rumination and emotion dysregulation partially mediated this association. Additionally, both rumination and emotion dysregulation had negative and direct association with eudaimonic well-being. The findings highlight the positive influences of mindfulness on well-being. The benefits of mindfulness for improvement of eudaimonic well-being through reducing rumination and emotion dysfunction are discussed.
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- Somboon Jarukasemthawee
- Faculty of Psychology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.,School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, Australia
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Waterschoot J, Van der Kaap-Deeder J, Morbée S, Soenens B, Vansteenkiste M. “How to unlock myself from boredom?” The role of mindfulness and a dual awareness- and action-oriented pathway during the COVID-19 lockdown. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2021; 175:110729. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.110729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Määttänen I, Henttonen P, Väliaho J, Palomäki J, Thibault M, Kallio J, Mäntyjärvi J, Harviainen T, Jokela M. Positive affect state is a good predictor of movement and stress: combining data from ESM/EMA, mobile HRV measurements and trait questionnaires. Heliyon 2021; 7:e06243. [PMID: 33681494 PMCID: PMC7930110 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Personality describes the average behaviour and responses of individuals across situations; but personality traits are often poor predictors of behaviour in specific situations. This is known as the "personality paradox". We evaluated the interrelations between various trait and state variables in participants' everyday lives. As state measures, we used 1) experience sampling methodology (ESM/EMA) to measure perceived affect, stress, and presence of social company; and 2) heart rate variability and 3) real-time movement (accelerometer data) to indicate physiological stress and physical movement. These data were linked with self-report measures of personality and personality-like traits. Trait variables predicted affect states and multiple associations were found: traits neuroticism and rumination decreased positive affect state and increased negative affect state. Positive affect state, in turn, was the strongest predictor of observed movement. Positive affect was also associated with heart rate and heart rate variability (HRV). Negative affect, in turn, was not associated with neither movement, HR or HRV. The study provides evidence on the influence of personality-like traits and social context to affect states, and, in turn, their influence to movement and stress variables.
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- Ilmari Määttänen
- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Cognitive Science, Department of Digital Humanities, Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Sum MY, Chan SKW, Tse S, Bola JR, Ng RMK, Hui CLM, Lee EHM, Chang WC, Chen EYH. Elucidating the relationship between internalized stigma, cognitive insight, illness severity, and functioning in patients with schizophrenia using a path analysis approach. J Ment Health 2020; 31:29-38. [PMID: 33095070 DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2020.1836553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is a paucity of studies examining the interrelationship between internalized stigma, cognitive insight, illness severity, and functioning. AIMS This study examined the dynamics of the relationship between these factors using a path modelling approach. METHODS Two hundred and seven patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders were recruited in this cross-sectional study. Patients were assessed on internalized stigma, cognitive insight (including its two domains, self-reflectiveness and self-certainty), illness severity and functioning. Path analysis was used to test the hypothesized model for the interrelationship between the variables. RESULTS A direct positive association was observed between self-certainty and internalized stigma. This was also observed via the paths running through illness severity and functioning. Self-reflectiveness was only associated with self-certainty in the model. The residual variance of internalized stigma in the path model was relatively high. CONCLUSION Our findings highlight that self-certainty is associated with internalized stigma along with illness severity and functioning in individuals with schizophrenia. Therefore, interventions on reduction of internalized stigma may benefit from a multipronged approach targeting self-certainty, illness severity and functioning. The relatively high residual variance of internalized stigma in the model highlights the need for further research to provide better understanding on the mechanisms underlying internalized stigma.
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- Min Yi Sum
- Department of Psychiatry, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.,The State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kowloon Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.,The State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.,The State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Khosravani V, Baseri A, Kamali Z, Mohammadzadeh A, Amirinezhad A. Direct and Indirect Effects of Behavioral Inhibition/Activation Systems on Depression and Current Suicidal Ideation Through Rumination and Self-Reflection. Arch Suicide Res 2020; 24:568-588. [PMID: 31349768 DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2019.1649224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate direct and indirect effects of the behavioral inhibition system (BIS) and the behavioral activation system (BAS) on depression and current suicidal ideation through rumination and self-reflection in a sample of suicide attempters. Three hundred suicide attempters completed the Rumination/Reflection Questionnaire (RRQ), the Carver and White BIS/BAS scales, the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSSI), and the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). Results revealed that the BAS and BIS had direct effects on suicidal ideation but not depression. Low BAS had an indirect effect on depression through decreased self-reflection. High BIS had an indirect effect on depression via increased rumination. Low BAS and high BIS had indirect effects on suicidal ideation through decreased self-reflection. The findings suggest that low BAS and high BIS may be associated with depression and suicidal ideation in suicide attempters who have decreased self-reflection and increased rumination. Also, increasing self-reflection and reducing rumination as respectively adaptive and maladaptive self-focused attention strategies may prohibit depression and suicidal ideation.
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Ebner K, Soucek R, Kauffeld S. Incongruities between values, motives, and skills: exploring negative effects of self-exploration in career coaching. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/03069885.2020.1742286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Katharina Ebner
- Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, School of Business, Economics and Society, Chair of Business and Social Psychology, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, School of Business, Economics and Society, Chair of Business and Social Psychology, Nuremberg, Germany
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- TU Braunschweig, Institute of Psychology, Chair of Industrial/Organizational and Social Psychology, Nuremberg, Germany
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Ervasti M, Kallio J, Määttänen I, Mäntyjärvi J, Jokela M. Influence of Personality and Differences in Stress Processing Among Finnish Students on Interest to Use a Mobile Stress Management App: Survey Study. JMIR Ment Health 2019; 6:e10039. [PMID: 31094358 PMCID: PMC6707572 DOI: 10.2196/10039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Revised: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 01/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Excessive stress has a negative impact on many aspects of life for both individuals and societies, from studying and working to health and well-being. Each individual has their unique level of stress-proneness, and positive or negative outcomes of stress may be affected by it. Technology-aided interventions have potential efficacy in the self-management of stress. However, current Web-based or mobile stress management solutions may not reach the individuals that would need them the most, that is, stress-sensitive people. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine how personality is associated with stress among Finnish university students and their interest to use apps that help in managing stress. METHODS We used 2 structured online questionnaires (combined, n=1001) that were advertised in the University of Helsinki's mailing lists. The first questionnaire (n=635) was used to investigate intercorrelations between the Big Five personality variables (neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness) and other stress-related background variables. The second questionnaire (n=366) was used to study intercorrelations between the above-mentioned study variables and interest in using stress management apps. RESULTS The quantitative findings of the first questionnaire showed that higher levels of extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness were associated with lower self-reported stress. Neuroticism, in turn, was found to be strongly associated with rumination, anxiety, and depression. The findings of the second questionnaire indicated that individuals characterized by the Big Five personality traits of neuroticism and agreeableness were particularly interested to use stress management apps (r=.27, P<.001 and r=.11, P=.032, respectively). Moreover, the binary logistic regression analysis revealed that when a person's neuroticism is one SD above average (ie, it is higher than among 84% of people), the person has roughly 2 times higher odds of being interested in using a stress management app. Respectively, when a person's agreeableness is one SD above average, the person has almost 1.4 times higher odds of being interested in using a stress management app. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicated that personality traits may have an influence on the adoption interest of stress management apps. Individuals with high neuroticism are, according to our results, adaptive in the sense that they are interested in using stress management apps that may benefit them. On the contrary, low agreeableness may lead to lower interest to use the mobile stress management apps. The practical implication is that future mobile stress interventions should meaningfully be adjusted to improve user engagement and support health even among less-motivated users, for instance, to successfully engage individuals with low agreeableness.
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- Mari Ervasti
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Oulu, Finland
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Oulu, Finland
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Grant AM, Gerrard B. Comparing problem-focused, solution-focused and combined problem-focused/solution-focused coaching approach: solution-focused coaching questions mitigate the negative impact of dysfunctional attitudes. COACHING: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THEORY, RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/17521882.2019.1599030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Anthony M Grant
- Coaching Psychology Unit, School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Coaching Psychology Unit, School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Määttänen I, Martikainen J, Henttonen P, Väliaho J, Thibault M, Palomäki J. Understanding depressive symptoms through psychological traits and physiological stress reactivity. COGENT PSYCHOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2019.1575654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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- Psychology, Medicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Psychology, Medicum, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Cognitive Science, Department of Digital Humanities, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Selwyn J, Grant AM. Self-regulation and solution-focused thinking mediate the relationship between self-insight and subjective well-being within a goal-focused context: An exploratory study. COGENT PSYCHOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2019.1695413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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- Joseph Selwyn
- School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Fluctuation in physical symptoms, coping, and mood in patients following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: assessing mediation effects using a daily diary approach. J Behav Med 2018; 42:224-233. [PMID: 30178278 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-018-9968-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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This study examines the indirect effect between parallel fluctuation in daily physical symptoms, symptom-related coping, and mood in patients following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Two models were analyzed with a within-person mediating role of coping and mood, respectively. Physical symptoms, coping (brooding, reflection, co-rumination, positive reframing, venting, acceptance, and active coping), and positive (PA) and negative affect (NA) were reported by 229 patients for 28 consecutive evenings after post-transplant hospital discharge. The mediating role of coping fluctuation was partially supported since a competitive model assuming coping reactivity was more reliable. Fluctuation in daily PA and NA mediated relationship of physical symptoms with brooding, co-rumination and venting. Daily changes in positive reframing, acceptance and reflection, partially mediated the association between changes in physical symptoms and mood. The study results indicate the usefulness of intervention addressed to the management of daily mood and stimulation of positive reframing and acceptance in post-HSCT patients.
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Spirituality and Wellbeing in the Context of a Study on Suicide Prevention in North India. RELIGIONS 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/rel9060183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mediating effects of peace of mind and rumination on the relationship between gratitude and depression among Chinese university students. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-018-9847-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Lien YJ, Chang HA, Kao YC, Tzeng NS, Lu CW, Loh CH. The impact of cognitive insight, self-stigma, and medication compliance on the quality of life in patients with schizophrenia. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2018; 268:27-38. [PMID: 28756468 DOI: 10.1007/s00406-017-0829-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Impaired quality of life (QoL) is a common and clinically relevant feature of schizophrenia. In the present study, we attempted to formulate a model of QoL in the chronic stage of schizophrenia by including key variables-namely cognitive insight, self-stigma, insight into treatment, and medication compliance-that were proposed as its significant predictors in previous studies. We employed structural equation modeling (SEM) to simultaneously test the associations between these variables. A total of 170 community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia participated in this study. Cognitive insight, self-stigma, insight into treatment, medication compliance, and QoL were assessed through self-reporting. Symptoms were rated by interviewers. The influences of cognitive insight, stigma, insight into treatment, and medication compliance on QoL were supported using SEM. Our findings indicated that cognitive insight had a significant, positive, and direct effect on both self-stigma and insight into treatment; in contrast, it had a negative and direct effect on medication compliance. Notably, no evidence indicated a direct effect of cognitive insight on QoL. Thus, individuals with high cognitive insight reported low QoL because of stigma, low medication compliance, and their increased insight into treatment. In contrast, cognitive insight might indirectly ameliorate QoL mediated by the effect of insight into treatment on medication compliance. The findings provide additional support of the links between cognitive and clinical insight, self-stigma, medication compliance, and QoL in those with schizophrenia and suggest the need for screening and intervention services appropriate for this high-risk population.
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- Yin-Ju Lien
- Department of Health Promotion and Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Psychiatry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan. .,Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital Songshan Branch, 131 Jiankang Road, Songshan District, Taipei, 10581, Taiwan.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Psychiatry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital Songshan Branch, 131 Jiankang Road, Songshan District, Taipei, 10581, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Abstract. Different lines of research suggest that individuals differ in accessing self-referential information, that is, to know who they are, what they think, want, need, or feel, and that this construct is positively associated with emotion regulation, adaptive functioning, well-being, and meaning in life. We developed a brief scale of five items, the Self-Access Form (SAF) and conducted four studies to approve its validity with respect to markers of adaptive personality functioning and health. Study 1 shows a clear, unidimensional factor structure for the SAF. Self-access correlates positively with adaptive self- and emotion regulation, as well as with psychological and physical health, but does not correlate with private self-consciousness (Study 2). Additionally, self-access is positively related to self-complexity and self-integration as two markers of adaptive self-development (Study 3). It is also inversely related to self-infiltration, that is, the misconception of other individuals’ expectations as own goals (Study 4). We conclude that self-access can validly be measured by a brief scale and positively relates to adaptive functioning and health.
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- Markus Quirin
- Department of Psychology, Stanford University, CA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry & Psychotherapy, Philipps University Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Individual Differences and Personality Research, Osnabrück University, Germany
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Pena M, Losada L. Test Anxiety in Spanish Adolescents: Examining the Role of Emotional Attention, and Ruminative Self-focus and Regulation. Front Psychol 2017; 8:1423. [PMID: 28871234 PMCID: PMC5566970 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Emotional attention has been found as a key predictive dimension of stress. However, very few studies have investigated the relationship between emotional attention and test anxiety. The objective of the present study was to analyze the role of emotional attention, measured using the Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS), on the level of test anxiety, and measured using the Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI). In addition, we examined the potential mediating role of Self-Rumination and Self-Reflection, as measured through the Rumination-Reflection Questionnaire (RRQ), on the relationship between emotional attention and test anxiety. The sample included 385 Spanish adolescents between 14 and 19 years of age. Mediation analysis results are consistent with a model in which Self-Rumination, but no Self-Reflection, mediates the relationship between Emotional Attention and Test Anxiety. Finally, several potential implications of these findings to improve quality of life in adolescents are discussed.
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- Mario Pena
- National University of Distance EducationMadrid, Spain
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- National University of Distance EducationMadrid, Spain
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Samtani S, Moulds ML. Assessing maladaptive repetitive thought in clinical disorders: A critical review of existing measures. Clin Psychol Rev 2017; 53:14-28. [PMID: 28161664 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2017.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Revised: 01/19/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Rumination and worry have recently been grouped under the broader transdiagnostic construct of repetitive thought (Watkins, 2008). The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of scales used to assess repetitive thinking across a broad range of contexts: depression, anxiety, trauma, stress, illness, interpersonal difficulties, positive affect, and so forth. We also include scales developed or adapted for children and adolescents. In the extant literature, measures of repetitive thinking generally show small-to-moderate correlations with measures of psychopathology. This review highlights problems with the content validity of existing instruments; for example, confounds between repetitive thought and symptomatology, metacognitive beliefs, and affect. This review also builds on previous reviews by including newer transdiagnostic measures of repetitive thinking. We hope that this review will help to expand our understanding of repetitive thinking beyond the mood and anxiety disorders, and suggest ways forward in the measurement of repetitive thinking in individuals with comorbid conditions.
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- Suraj Samtani
- The University of New South Wales, 2052 Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Lengelle R, Luken T, Meijers F. Is self-reflection dangerous? Preventing rumination in career learning. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/1038416216670675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Reflection is considered necessary and beneficial within career learning and is deemed to be a condition for successful career-identity development. Indeed, reflection is generally seen as a key competency in learning how to respond effectively to a complex and dynamic post-modern world in which individuals are increasingly exposed to risk. Paradoxically however, reflection can itself form a risk when it results in rumination. It is therefore important to identify the conditions and personal (risk) factors that make reflection a detrimental or beneficial activity and to identify elements within career-learning interventions that promote benefit. The purpose here is to increase awareness about reflective versus ruminative processes and promote responsible use of interventions that aim to stimulate reflection in the process of career-identity formation. Based on the “career writing” method, the authors conclude that a successful career intervention must especially provide good facilitation and a safe holding environment.
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- Reineke Lengelle
- Athabasca University, Canada and The Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
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- Luken Loopbaan Consult, The Netherlands
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- The Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
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Ong CS, Lin MYC. Is being satisfied enough? Well-being and IT post-adoption behavior. INFORMATION DEVELOPMENT 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/0266666915587032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Well-being has rarely been used to discuss the post-adoption behavior of information technology users. Currently, satisfaction is the primary predictor of user behavior in IT post-adoption research. We live in an age when social media, mobile devices, the Internet, and other information technologies have virtually fused with our lifestyles. In discussing post-adoption behavior, focusing only on satisfaction might no longer be satisfactory. We should consider other constructs that might capture additional post-adoption factors, such as the concept of affect. In this study, we examined the influence of well-being on continuance intention and on loyalty. We compared well-being’s impact with that of satisfaction. A survey of 297 college students supplied the data that was entered into a structural equation model on social network site usage. The results showed strong support for satisfaction and well-being as influential factors for continuance intention and loyalty. Moreover, relative to satisfaction, we found well-being to have a greater impact on continuance intention and loyalty.
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This study addressed the relationship between sense of personal identity and thinking dispositions such as need for cognition, reflection, and integrative self-knowledge as well as modes of coping with self-related discrepancies through either excessive assimilation or accommodation. Participants were 544 young adults. The correlation and path analyses revealed, as expected, that need for cognition and integrative self-knowledge positively influenced one's sense of identity, while over-responsiveness to discrepant information about the self influenced it negatively. The effects of reflection and imperviousness to discrepancies appeared more complicated and varied. Together, the findings confirm the importance of cognitive-motivational variables in the development and maintenance of a sense of identity, and suggest that gender differences in their relative significance may deserve additional research attention.
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- Aleksandra Pilarska
- Department of Personality Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Szamarzewskiego 89, 60-568 Poznań, Poland
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Mori M, Tanno Y. Mediating Role of Decentering in the Associations between Self-Reflection, Self-Rumination, and Depressive Symptoms. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.4236/psych.2015.65059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Eisma MC, Schut HAW, Stroebe MS, Boelen PA, van den Bout J, Stroebe W. Adaptive and maladaptive rumination after loss: A three-wave longitudinal study. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 2014; 54:163-80. [DOI: 10.1111/bjc.12067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2014] [Revised: 08/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Maarten C. Eisma
- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology; Utrecht University; The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology; Utrecht University; The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology; Utrecht University; The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical Psychology and Experimental Psychopathology; University of Groningen; The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology; Utrecht University; The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical and Health Psychology; Utrecht University; The Netherlands
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- Department of Social and Organisational Psychology; Utrecht University; The Netherlands
- Department of Social Psychology; University of Groningen; The Netherlands
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A number of studies have linked maladaptive shame to higher levels of hypersexual behavior and tendencies to ruminate. However, little research has examined factors that may attenuate the negative impact that shame and rumination may have on hypersexuality. Drawing on data collected from male patients (N=172) assessed for hypersexual disorder in a DSM-5 field trial, path analysis was used to explore relationships among shame, rumination, self-compassion, and hypersexual behavior. The findings from this study showed that self-compassion partially mediated the relationship between shame and rumination and hypersexual behavior. The implications of these results are discussed and directions for future research are offered.
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Palomäki J, Laakasuo M, Salmela M. "Don't worry, it's just poker!"--experience, self-rumination and self-reflection as determinants of decision-making in on-line poker. J Gambl Stud 2014; 29:491-505. [PMID: 22581243 DOI: 10.1007/s10899-012-9311-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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On-line poker is a game of chance and skill. The construct of poker playing skill has both a technical (game strategy-related) and an emotional (emotion regulation-related) aspect. A correlational on-line study (N = 354) was conducted to assess differences in technical skills and emotional characteristics related to poker playing style between experienced and inexperienced poker players. Results suggest that, with respect to emotional characteristics, experienced poker players engage in less self-rumination and more self-reflection, as compared to inexperienced players. Experienced poker players are also able to make better decisions, by mathematical standards, in a poker decision-making environment, as assessed by two fictitious on-line poker decision-making scenarios. Furthermore, this study provides supportive evidence that experienced poker players conceptualize the construct of "luck" differently from inexperienced players. A new poker playing experience scale (PES) for accurately measuring poker playing experience is presented in this paper.
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- Jussi Palomäki
- Cognitive Science, Institute of Behavioural Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 9, 00014, Helsinki, Finland.
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Şimşek ÖF. The relationship between language use and depression: illuminating the importance of self-reflection, self-rumination, and the need for absolute truth. The Journal of General Psychology 2013; 140:29-44. [PMID: 24837344 DOI: 10.1080/00221309.2012.713407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The main aim of the present study was to provide additional knowledge about the mediatory processes through which language relates to depression. Although previous research gave clear evidence that language is closely related to depression, the research on intervening variables in the relationship has been limited. The present investigation tested a structural equation model in which self-concept clarity and self-consciousness mediated the relationship between personal perceptions of language and depression. Since "the need for absolute truth" construct has been shown to be important in providing greater consistency in estimates of the relationships among the variables, it has been added to the model as a control variable. The results supported the model and showed that personal perceptions of language predicted self-concept clarity, which in turn predicted the participants' self-reflection and self-rumination. Self-reflection and self-rumination, in turn, predicted depression.
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Takano K, Sakamoto S, Tanno Y. Ruminative and reflective forms of self-focus: Their relationships with interpersonal skills and emotional reactivity under interpersonal stress. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Harrington R, Loffredo DA. Insight, rumination, and self-reflection as predictors of well-being. THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2011; 145:39-57. [PMID: 21290929 DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2010.528072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Dispositional private self-focused attention variables such as insight, internal self-awareness (ISA), and self-reflectiveness (SR) have been found to relate to well-being. The present study sought to determine which dispositional private self-focused attention variables have the most predictive power for subjective well-being as measured by the Satisfaction With Life Scale (E. Diener, R. A. Emmons, R. J. Larsen, & S. Griffin, 1985) and for a eudaemonic form of well-being as measured by the Psychological Well-Being Scale (C. D. Ryff, 1989). A total of 121 college student participants completed an online version of the Self-Consciousness Scale-Revised, the Rumination-Reflection Questionnaire, the Self-Reflection and Insight Scale, the Satisfaction With Life Scale, and the Psychological WellBeing Scale. Results of a multivariate regression analysis using the Self-Consciousness Scale-Revised's (M. F. Scheier & C. S. Carver, 1985) subfactors of SR and ISA, the Rumination-Reflection Questionnaire's (P. D. Trapnell & J. D. Campbell, 1999) subscales of Rumination and Reflection, and the Self-Reflection and Insight Scale's (A. M. Grant, J. Franklin, & P. Langford, 2002) Self-Reflection and Insight subscales revealed that the Insight subscale was the only statistically significant predictor (a positive predictor) for all 6 dimensions of psychological well-being. Insight was also the only significant positive predictor for satisfaction with life. The Rumination subscale was a significant negative predictor for 3 dimensions of psychological well-being, and the Reflection subscale was a significant positive predictor for 1 dimension. Implications of dispositional self-awareness variables and their relation to dimensions of well-being are discussed.
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- Rick Harrington
- School of Arts and Sciences, University of Houston-Victoria, Victoria, TX 77901, USA.
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Cross SE, Hardin EE, Gercek-Swing B. The What, How, Why, and Where of Self-Construal. PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW 2010; 15:142-79. [DOI: 10.1177/1088868310373752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 444] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Since the publication of Markus and Kitayama’s pivotal article on culture and the self, the concepts of independent, relational, and interdependent self-construal have become important constructs in cultural psychology and research on the self. The authors review the history of these constructs, their measurement and manipulation, and their roles in cognition, emotion, motivation, and social behavior. They make suggestions for future research and point to problems still to be sorted out. Researchers interested in these constructs have many opportunities to make important contributions to the literature in a variety of fields, including health psychology, education, counseling, and international relations.
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