Depressive rumination and experiential avoidance: A task based exploration

Depressive rumination has been conceptualized as being closely connected with experiential avoidance. Evidence supporting this hypothesis derives primarily from studies using self‐report measures. The present study explores this idea using a task‐based assessment of avoidance. College students (N = ...

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Published in:Personality and mental health 2015-02, Vol.9 (1), p.58-65
Main Authors: Thomas, Justin, Raynor, Monique, Ribott, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Emotions
Female
Humans
Male
Sex Factors
Thinking
Young Adult
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Summary:Depressive rumination has been conceptualized as being closely connected with experiential avoidance. Evidence supporting this hypothesis derives primarily from studies using self‐report measures. The present study explores this idea using a task‐based assessment of avoidance. College students (N = 100) rated their emotional responses to 60 computer‐presented images (positive, negative and neutral). Response times for the image‐rating task were surreptitiously recorded, along with Ruminative Response Scale and Beck Depression Inventory II scores. Rumination was correlated with faster response times for negative, but not positive or neutral images. These findings are interpreted as lending support to the experiential avoidance conceptualization of rumination; however, consideration is also given to a potentially synergistic interpretation implicating heightened threat monitoring. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:1932-8621
1932-863X
DOI:10.1002/pmh.1276