Getting stuck in depression: The roles of rumination and emotional inertia
Journal article
Koval, Peter, Kuppens, Peter, Allen, Nicholas B. and Sheeber, Lisa. (2012). Getting stuck in depression: The roles of rumination and emotional inertia. Cognition and Emotion. 26(8), pp. 1412 - 1427. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2012.667392
Authors | Koval, Peter, Kuppens, Peter, Allen, Nicholas B. and Sheeber, Lisa |
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Abstract | Like many other mental disorders, depression is characterised by psychological inflexibility. Two instances of such inflexibility are rumination: repetitive cognitions focusing on the causes and consequences of depressive symptoms; and emotional inertia: the tendency for affective states to be resistant to change. In two studies, we tested the predictions that: (1) rumination and emotional inertia are related; and (2) both independently contribute to depressive symptoms. We examined emotional inertia of subjective affective experiences in daily life among a sample of non-clinical undergraduates (Study 1), and of affective behaviours during a family interaction task in a sample of clinically depressed and non-depressed adolescents (Study 2), and related it to self-reported rumination and depression severity. In both studies, rumination (particularly the brooding facet) and emotional inertia (particularly of sad/dysphoric affect) were positively associated, and both independently predicted depression severity. These findings demonstrate the importance of studying both cognitive and affective inflexibility in depression. |
Keywords | Rumination; Emotional inertia; Depression; Psychological flexibility; Perseveration |
Year | 2012 |
Journal | Cognition and Emotion |
Journal citation | 26 (8), pp. 1412 - 1427 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 0269-9931 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2012.667392 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84868701697 |
Page range | 1412 - 1427 |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/88850/getting-stuck-in-depression-the-roles-of-rumination-and-emotional-inertia
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