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- Title
Higher Order Repetitive Negative Thinking Is More Robustly Related to Depression, Anxiety, and Mania Than Measures of Rumination or Worry.
- Authors
Samtani, Suraj; Moulds, Michelle L.; Johnson, Sheri L.; Ehring, Thomas; Hyett, Matthew P.; Anderson, Rebecca; McEvoy, Peter M.
- Abstract
Background: Repetitive thinking (RT) has been defined as prolonged, recurrent thought about oneself and one's experiences. Recent studies have shown that various measures of RT load onto a common factor and predict symptoms of depression and anxiety. The relationship with mania symptoms, however, remains underexplored. The current study examined the common versus unique variance across a wide range of measures of RT, and the relationship between measures of RT and symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mania. Methods: Participants (N = 2088) were recruited from the United States, Australia, and the Netherlands. Participants were administered various measures of RT and measures of depression, anxiety, and mania symptoms. Results: Single and bifactor models were examined. A bifactor model—accounting for both a common factor and unique variance within each measure—explained the data well, indicating that disorder specific measures of RT can be combined to measure a higher order RT factor. The common factor also significantly correlated with symptoms of depression, anxiety, and mania. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that combining measures of RT can help public health researchers predict not only depression and anxiety, but also symptoms of mania.
- Subjects
NETHERLANDS; ANXIETY; MANIA; SELF-discrepancy; RUMINATION (Cognition); MENTAL depression; WORRY
- Publication
Cognitive Therapy & Research, 2022, Vol 46, Issue 1, p161
- ISSN
0147-5916
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10608-021-10235-3