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Rumination and age: some things get better
Sütterlin, Stefan; Paap, Muirne C. S.; Babic, Stana et al.
2012In Journal of Aging Research, 267327, p. 1-10
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Keywords :
Perseverative thinking; Rumination; Life satisfaction; Life span
Abstract :
[en] Rumination has been defined as a mode of responding to distress that involves passively focusing one’s attention on symptoms of distress without taking action. This dysfunctional response style intensifies depressed mood, impairs interpersonal problem solving and leads to more pessimistic future perspectives and less social support. As most of these results were obtained from younger people, it remains unclear how age affects ruminative thinking. Three hundred members of the general public ranging in age from 15 to 87 years were asked about their ruminative styles using the Response Styles Questionnaire (RSQ), depression and satisfaction with life. A Mokken Scale analysis confirmed the two-factor structure of the RSQ with brooding and reflective pondering as sub-components of rumination. Older participants (63 years and older) reported less ruminative thinking than other age groups. Life satisfaction was associated with brooding and highest for the earlier and latest life stages investigated in this study.
Disciplines :
Neurosciences & behavior
Psychiatry
Treatment & clinical psychology
Animal psychology, ethology & psychobiology
Theoretical & cognitive psychology
Identifiers :
UNILU:UL-ARTICLE-2011-754
Author, co-author :
Sütterlin, Stefan ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
Paap, Muirne C. S.;  University of Twente, The Netherlands
Babic, Stana;  University of Würzburg, Germany
Kübler, Andrea;  University of Würzburg, Germany
Vögele, Claus ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
Language :
English
Title :
Rumination and age: some things get better
Publication date :
2012
Journal title :
Journal of Aging Research
ISSN :
2090-2212
Publisher :
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Volume :
267327
Pages :
1-10
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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