Cueing an unresolved personal goal causes persistent ruminative self-focus: An experimental evaluation of control theories of rumination
dc.contributor.author | Roberts, H | |
dc.contributor.author | Watkins, ER | |
dc.contributor.author | Wills, Andy | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-04-10T16:56:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-04-10T16:56:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-12 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0005-7916 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1873-7943 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/2982 | |
dc.description.abstract |
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Control theory predicts that the detection of goal discrepancies initiates ruminative self-focus (Martin & Tesser, 1996). Despite the breadth of applications and interest in control theory, there is a lack of experimental evidence evaluating this prediction. The present study provided the first experimental test of this prediction. METHODS: We examined uninstructed state rumination in response to the cueing of resolved and unresolved goals in a non-clinical population using a novel measure of online rumination. RESULTS: Consistent with control theory, cueing an unresolved goal resulted in significantly greater recurrent intrusive ruminative thoughts than cueing a resolved goal. Individual differences in trait rumination moderated the impact of the goal cueing task on the extent of state rumination: individuals who had a stronger tendency to habitually ruminate were more susceptible to the effects of cueing goal discrepancies. LIMITATIONS: The findings await replication in a clinically depressed sample where there is greater variability and higher levels of trait rumination. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that control theories of goal pursuit provide a valuable framework for understanding the circumstances that trigger state rumination. Additionally, our measure of uninstructed online state rumination was found to be a valid and sensitive index of the extent and temporal course of state rumination, indicating its value for further investigating the proximal causes of state rumination. | |
dc.format.extent | 449-455 | |
dc.format.medium | Print-Electronic | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier BV | |
dc.subject | Rumination | |
dc.subject | Goals | |
dc.subject | Control theory | |
dc.subject | Self-regulation | |
dc.title | Cueing an unresolved personal goal causes persistent ruminative self-focus: An experimental evaluation of control theories of rumination | |
dc.type | journal-article | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
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plymouth.issue | 4 | |
plymouth.volume | 44 | |
plymouth.publication-status | Published | |
plymouth.journal | Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jbtep.2013.05.004 | |
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dc.publisher.place | Netherlands | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2013-05-24 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1873-7943 | |
dc.rights.embargoperiod | Not known | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1016/j.jbtep.2013.05.004 | |
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rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2013-12 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review |