An experiential avoidance conceptualization of depressive rumination: Three tests of the model

Giorgio, Jeannette M.; Sanflippo, Jacqueline; Kleiman, Evan; Reilly, Dan; Bender, Rachel E.; Wagner, Clara A.; Liu, Richard T.; Alloy, Lauren B.

doi:10.1016/j.brat.2010.07.004

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An experiential avoidance conceptualization of depressive rumination: Three tests of the model

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Giorgio, Jeannette M., Sanflippo, Jacqueline, Kleiman, Evan, Reilly, Dan, Bender, Rachel E., Wagner, Clara A., Liu, Richard T., Alloy, Lauren B.·2010·Behaviour Research and Therapy

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This study examined an experiential avoidance conceptualization of depressive rumination in 3 ways: 1) associations among questionnaire measures of rumination, experiential avoidance, and fear of emotions; 2) performance on a dichotic listening task that highlights preferences for non-depressive material; and 3) psychophysiological reactivity in an avoidance paradigm modeled after the one used by Borkovec, Lyonfields, Wiser, and Deihl (1993) in their examination of worry. One hundred and thirty-eight undergraduates completed questionnaire measures and participated in a clinical interview to diagnose current and past episodes of depression. Of those, 100 were randomly assigned to a rumination or relaxation induction condition and participated in a dichotic listening task, rumination/relaxation induction, and depression induction. Questionnaire measures confirmed a relationship between rumination status and avoidance; however, no significant effects were found in the dichotic listening task. Psychophysiological measures indicated no difference in physiological response to a depression induction among high ruminators (HR). However, low ruminators (LR) in the relaxation condition exhibited a larger IBI response than LR in the rumination condition. Overall, these results provide partial support for an avoidance conceptualization of depressive rumination. Implications of these findings are discussed.

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Authors: Giorgio, J. M., Sanflippo, J., Kleiman, E., Reilly, D., Bender, R. E., Wagner, C. A., Liu, R. T., & Alloy, L. B.
Affiliations: Temple University (US)
George Mason University (US)
University of Pennsylvania (US)
Corresponding author: Giorgio, Jeannette M.
ORCID: Kleiman, Evan
Liu, Richard T.
Alloy, Lauren B.
Venue: Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2010-10
Volume: 48
Issue: 10
Pages: 1021-1031
ISSN: 0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2010.07.004
PMC: PMC3045819
OpenAlex: W2018025632
Cited by: 118
References: 85
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 16 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 4
FWCI: 5.83
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders: National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH079369)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Mind wandering and attention
Keywords: depressive rumination, experiential avoidance, fear of emotions, psychophysiological reactivity, worry, depression
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Analysis of Variance, Avoidance Learning, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Models, Psychological, Perceptual Defense, Reference Values, Repression, Psychology, Thinking, Young Adult

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