dc.contributor.author | Roberts, H | |
dc.contributor.author | Watkins, ER | |
dc.contributor.author | Wills, AJ | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-07T13:16:06Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-06-11 | |
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. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 44 (4), pp. 449 - 455 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jbtep.2013.05.004 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/33114 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23810947 | en_GB |
dc.rights | 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. | en_GB |
dc.subject | Control theory | en_GB |
dc.subject | Goals | en_GB |
dc.subject | Rumination | en_GB |
dc.subject | Self-regulation | en_GB |
dc.subject | Affect | en_GB |
dc.subject | Analysis of Variance | en_GB |
dc.subject | Attention | en_GB |
dc.subject | Cues | en_GB |
dc.subject | Depression | en_GB |
dc.subject | Depressive Disorder, Major | en_GB |
dc.subject | Emotions | en_GB |
dc.subject | Female | en_GB |
dc.subject | Goals | en_GB |
dc.subject | Humans | en_GB |
dc.subject | Male | en_GB |
dc.subject | Mental Processes | en_GB |
dc.subject | Psychiatric Status Rating Scales | en_GB |
dc.subject | Psychomotor Performance | en_GB |
dc.subject | Reaction Time | en_GB |
dc.subject | Self Concept | en_GB |
dc.subject | Young Adult | en_GB |
dc.title | Cueing an unresolved personal goal causes persistent ruminative self-focus: an experimental evaluation of control theories of rumination. | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2018-06-07T13:16:06Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0005-7916 | |
exeter.place-of-publication | Netherlands | en_GB |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Elsevier via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry | en_GB |