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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
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dspace.entity.type Publication en_US
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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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