Abstract
Both perceived stress and negative recurrent thinking (rumination and worry) have been associated with depressive symptoms. However, no research to date has investigated the association between perceived stress and negative recurrent thinking. In the present study we aimed to explore whether perceived stress and negative recurrent thinking are associated and whether negative recurrent thinking moderates the relationship between perceived stress and depressive symptoms. A convenience sample of 273 undergraduate students completed the Perceived Stress Scale, the Ruminative Responses Scale-10, the Penn State Worry Questionnaire and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale 2 weeks prior to sitting mid-year examinations. Correlation analyses showed that perceived stress, rumination and worry were positively and significantly associated with depressive symptoms and that perceived stress was positively and significantly associated with rumination and worry. A moderation analysis confirmed that negative recurrent thinking moderated the relationship between perceived stress and depressive symptoms. The implications of these findings are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 248-256 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 28 Oct 2014 |
Bibliographical note
This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10942-014-0192-5Keywords
- Depressive symptoms
- Metacognitive therapy
- Negative recurrent thinking
- Perceived stress
- Rational-emotive behaviour therapy
- Rumination
- Worry