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How brooding and reflection affect personal growth after momentary stress : an experience sampling study
Ahe, L. von der (2023) How brooding and reflection affect personal growth after momentary stress : an experience sampling study.
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| Abstract: | This study investigated if momentary stress is associated with personal growth, and if brooding or reflection moderates this relationship. Brooding, which is passive dwelling on the negative mood, was expected to hinder personal growth. In contrast, reflection, which entails the evaluation of one’s cognitions, emotions, and behaviours in a solution-focused way, was hypothesized to be a facilitating factor. In an ESM study, participants (N = 22) answered questions about momentary stress, personal growth, brooding, and reflection on a smartphone application five times per day over the course of 10 days. Linear Mixed Modelling (LMM) was applied to analyse the data. Results indicated that there is an association between momentary stress and personal growth(b = 0.48, CI [0.40, 0.57], p < .001) and that there is a positive moderation effect of brooding (b = 0.10, CI [0.03, 0.17], p = .005), but no moderation effect of reflection stress (b = -0.05, CI [-0.11, 0.02], p = .167) on this association. Hence, the findings highlight the importance of momentary stress for personal growth, and that brooding enhances this association. This yields grounds for further within-person research on momentary stress and personal growth with reflection and especially brooding as potential moderators. |
| 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/96227 |
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