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Investigating State Rumination as a Moderator for the Relationship of Stressfulness of Daily Events and Negative and Positive Affect

Delventhal, Nick A. (2024) Investigating State Rumination as a Moderator for the Relationship of Stressfulness of Daily Events and Negative and Positive Affect.

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Abstract:Stressful daily events were repeatedly shown to lead to adverse affective responses, with rumination as a key moderator. Recent studies have urged to consider rumination as a state and to investigate the affective response regarding positive affect (PA), in addition to negative affect (NA). This study investigates state rumination as a moderator for the relationship between the stressfulness of daily events and both NA and PA. The current study utilized Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) with four daily measures over a 14-day period. Linear Mixed Models (LMMs) were employed to analyze the data of a retained sample of 61 participants (mean age 23.48, 63.49% female). Results indicated a significant positive moderation effect of state rumination on the relationship between the stressfulness of daily events and NA (b = .03, SE = .01, p < .001). Conversely, the moderation effect of state rumination on PA was not statistically significant (b = -.01, SE = .01, p = .19). The findings suggest that state rumination significantly enhances NA responses to more stressful daily events but that it does not significantly alter the relationship between stressfulness of daily events and PA, suggesting different pathways of influence that may need separate intervention strategies.
Item Type:Essay (Master)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:77 psychology
Programme:Psychology MSc (66604)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/101831
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