The associations between depressive rumination subtypes and dysphoria: Implications for depression

摘要: Depressive rumination is repetitive thought about one’s depressive symptoms, their causes, meanings, and potential consequences. Research has shown that associated with dysphoria. been to consist of subtypes, some subtypes being potentially less adaptive than others. using the Rumination on Sadness Scale (Conway, Csank, Holm, & Blake, 2000) identified two subtypes: meaning searching thinking. Meaning reflects attempt understand find in sadness, whereas thinking repetitiveness uncontrollability thoughts sadness. Two hypotheses were made. First, thinking, but not searching, was hypothesized lead more dysphoria over time. Second, it would Participants this 2-year longitudinal study 349 older adults who had recently retired. The findings did support first hypothesis. In contrast, indicated may As for second hypothesis, predicted increased led a year later although these associations strong. These emerged when taking into account several factors related rumination, including neuroticism, control beliefs, age, gender. Based findings, can be argued might suitably conceptualized as symptom depression rather process leads depression.