Why do people ruminate in dysphoric moods

By E. Watkins, S. Baracaia. 2001

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Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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When does the Gender Difference in Rumination Begin? Gender and Age Differences in the Use of Rumination by Adolescents (2008, background): “Further, rumination for many individuals is probably more contextual than personalitybased, but we need to understand better the degree to which ruminative thought patterns are automatic responses to depressive moods or more deliberate and conscious efforts to understand the situation (Watkins and B”
Rumination—relationship with negative mood and sleep quality (2003, background): “Considering that ruminators report believing that rumination may help give insight and solve problems (Watkins & Baracaia, 2001) and self-reported ruminative thoughts encompass personal problems (Lyubomirsky, Tucker, Caldwell, & Berg, 1999), the strong focus on symptoms of distress might not be…”
Positive beliefs about rumination in depression—a replication and extension (2005, background): “Watkins and Baracaia (2001) found that 80% of dysphoric ruminators reported at least one perceived benefit of rumination, such as increasing self-awareness, understanding depression and/or solving problems, and 98% reported at least one disadvantage of rumination.”
Relationships between rumination, worry, intolerance of uncertainty and metacognitive beliefs (2009, background): “Watkins and Baracaia (2001) have studied metacognitions in relation to rumination and found strong associations to rumination intensity.”
Underlying Structure of Ruminative Thinking: Factor Analysis of the Ruminative Thought Style Questionnaire (2013, background): “Watkins and Baracaia (2001) posited rumination may be maintained by metacognitive beliefs about the self-perceived helpfulness of rumination.”
The Consequences of Dysphoric Rumination (2008, background): “…to focus inwardly and evaluate their feelings and their situation in order to gain self-insight and find solutions that might ultimately resolve their problems and relieve their depressive symptoms (Lyubomirsky & Nolen-Hoeksema, 1993; Papageorgiou & Wells, 2001a, 2001b; Watkins & Baracaia, 2001).”