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Emotion Regulation : The Role of Rumination in the Experience of Negative Affect : An Experience Sampling Study
Wallner, Jasmin (2022) Emotion Regulation : The Role of Rumination in the Experience of Negative Affect : An Experience Sampling Study.
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| Abstract: | Background: Previous cross-sectional studies have shown that there is a negative association between the emotion-regulation strategy of rumination and mental wellbeing. Specifically, rumination is strongly and positively associated with negative affect and stressful events. However, no study to date assessed within- and between-person associations regarding this topic. Therefore, this longitudinal ESM study aimed to assess the association between rumination and negative affect within- and between-persons. Besides, the possible moderating role of rumination on the relationship between negative affect and stressful events was examined. Method: The online smartphone experience sampling method was applied. To recruit participants, convenience sampling was used. Participants (N=60) took part in the online study for 14 days, filling out four semi-randomly scheduled questionnaires per day and the baseline questionnaire once. The baseline questionnaire measured participants’ trait levels of rumination as well as other traits. The daily questionnaire assessed participants’ state levels of rumination, negative affect and stressful events. Linear Mixed Models were used to analyse the data. For the assessment of between and within-person associations, person mean and person mean-centred scores were calculated. Results: A moderately strong positive association between rumination and negative affect across individuals was found (ß = 0.47, p = < .001). Within persons, this association can be described as weak to moderate (ß = 0.31, p = < .001). The moderation analysis showed a significant interaction between rumination and stressful events (ß = 0.03, p = .043). Conclusion: This study was the first to disentangle within- and between-person associations between rumination and negative affect in daily life. It was found that rumination was associated with negative affect both within- as well as between persons. Moreover, rumination was found to moderate the relationship between stressful events and negative affect. This study´s findings can be an important milestone in tailoring clinical treatments to patients´ individual needs. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/91460 |
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