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Stress recovery in college students influenced by ruminative thinking and social support- an experience sampling study
Rathmer, H. (2022) Stress recovery in college students influenced by ruminative thinking and social support- an experience sampling study.
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| Abstract: | Background. Without efficient coping strategies, recovery from daily stress is prolonged which leads to lower levels of well-being (Almeida, 2005). While rumination is an emotion regulation assumed to increase stress reactivity and depressive symptoms, social support is expected to counteract this effect. The current study explored the effectiveness of rumination on affective recovery following daily stress as this relationship is still understudied. Furthermore, it tested whether social support buffers the negative effects of rumination. Method. With an Experience Sampling Method, 26 students (Mage = 21.23, SDage = 1.77; 69.2% female) filled in a questionnaire ten times per day. Linear Mixed Model analyses with rumination and the interaction effect of rumination and social support as independent variables assessed affective recovery. Results. The relationship between rumination and stress recovery was not significant. No interaction effect of social support and rumination on stress recovery was found. However, a significant effect of rumination on stress reactivity was detected, B = 0.10, SE = 0.02, t(728) = 4.14, p < .001, CI [0.05, 0.15]. Further, a significant three-way interaction effect between social support, rumination and stress on stress reactivity was found, B = 0.01, SE= 0.00, t(733)= 4.93, p <.001, CI [0.01, 0.02]. Conclusion. Even though no significant effects on stress recovery were found, rumination increased stress reactivity which might reflect the prolonging effects of recovery in daily life as measurements of ESM studies are naturally delayed. These time-related implications are beneficial for future ESM studies. Further, indications for a maladaptive effect of social support for high ruminators emerged. |
| 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/91603 |
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