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The Impact of Ruminative Processing on the Development of Intrusive Memories
The Impact of Ruminative Processing on the Development of Intrusive Memories
dc.contributor.author | Williams, Alishia | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Moulds, Michelle | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-25T12:27:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-25T12:27:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Despite substantial evidence of the detrimental effects of ruminative self-focus, paradoxically (as noted and reviewed by Watkins, 2004) there are clear suggestions that under some circumstances self-focused attention can actually promote well-being and confer benefits. We sought to replicate the findings of Watkins (2004) that adopting an abstract/analytical mode of processing following a negative event results in increased spontaneous intrusions of the event; i.e., results in poor emotional processing. In the current study 57 low (BDI-II ≤ 7) and 59 high (BDI-II ≥ 12) dysphoric undergraduate participants viewed a 4 min. emotion-eliciting video, were randomly assigned to an analytical, experiential, or distraction processing condition, then monitored the frequency of video-related intrusions. Results indicated the effectiveness of the video in inducing moderately distressing intrusions, and suggest that the hypothesized effects of ruminative self-focus on intrusion severity may be dependent upon the self-referential nature of the material to be processed. Results did support previous findings (Williams & Moulds, 2007) that intrusion-related distress is not merely a function of intrusion frequency. Directions for future investigations of the cognitive processes that are important in the maintenance of depressive disorders are discussed. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0813-4839 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/52708 | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | EN | en_US |
dc.rights | CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/ | en_US |
dc.source | Legacy MARC | en_US |
dc.subject.other | intrusive memories | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Depression | en_US |
dc.subject.other | rumination | en_US |
dc.subject.other | self-focus | en_US |
dc.title | The Impact of Ruminative Processing on the Development of Intrusive Memories | en_US |
dc.type | Journal Article | en |
dcterms.accessRights | open access | |
dspace.entity.type | Publication | en_US |
unsw.accessRights.uri | https://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 | |
unsw.description.publisherStatement | This article was accepted for publication and appeared in a revised form, subsequent to peer review and/or editorial input by Cambridge University Press. The published version is copyright Cambridge University Press. Journal homepage: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=BEC | en_US |
unsw.identifier.doiPublisher | http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/bech.24.2.55 | en_US |
unsw.relation.faculty | Science | |
unsw.relation.ispartofissue | 2 | en_US |
unsw.relation.ispartofjournal | Behaviour Change | en_US |
unsw.relation.ispartofpagefrompageto | 55-69 | en_US |
unsw.relation.ispartofvolume | 24 | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Williams, Alishia, Psychology, Faculty of Science, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation | Moulds, Michelle, Psychology, Faculty of Science, UNSW | en_US |
unsw.relation.school | School of Psychology | * |
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