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Cognitive Inflexibility Among Ruminators and Nonruminators
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“EF deficits have been associated with higher levels of rumination and greater EF deficits in individuals with depression have been associated with higher levels of rumination (Davis and Nolen-Hoeksema 2000; Joormann and Gotlib 2008).”
From Executive Function Deficits in Daily Life Prospectively Predict Increases in Depressive Symptoms (2014) · cites this paper as Davis and Nolen-Hoeksema 2000
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“Ruminators persisted in performing the task according to the old rule despite receiving feedback that their matches were incorrect, suggesting a lack of cognitive flexibility.”
From Understanding depressive rumination from a cognitive science perspective: The impaired disengagement hypothesis (2011) · cites this paper as Davis & Nolen-Hoeksema, 2000
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“In this study, ruminators did not differ from nonruminators on other measures of working memory or task switching, such as a backward digit span.”
From Understanding depressive rumination from a cognitive science perspective: The impaired disengagement hypothesis (2011) · cites this paper as Davis & Nolen-Hoeksema, 2000
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“An early study by Davis and Nolen-Hoeksema (2000) showed that ruminators versus non-ruminators committed more perserverative errors on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task.”
From Understanding depressive rumination from a cognitive science perspective: The impaired disengagement hypothesis (2011) · cites this paper as Davis & Nolen-Hoeksema, 2000
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“…to ruminate about their depressive symptoms 1 month after their loss were more severely depressed 6 months after their loss than bereaved people who did not tend to ruminate, even after taking into account initial levels of depressive symptoms at 1 month post-loss (Nolen-Hoeksema et al., 1994).”
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“Rumination Subtypes Rumination is associated with difficulty finding solutions to problems, mental inflexibility, and decreased optimism about the future (Davis & Nolen-Hoeksema, 2000; Lyubomirsky & Nolen-Hoeksema, 1995).”
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“Importantly, rumination may be reflective (e.g., problem solving aimed at alleviating distress) or brooding (e.g., passively dwelling on the iniquity of one’s current state) (Davis & Nolen-Hoeksema, 2000).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Davis, R. N., & Nolen-Hoeksema, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Michigan (US)
- Corresponding author
- Davis, Robert N.
- Venue
- Cognitive Therapy and Research
- Published
- 2000-12
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 699-711
- ISSN
- 0147-5916 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-2819
- OpenAlex
- W2169563916
- Cited by
- 581
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 7.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Cognitive Therapy and Research (publishedVersion)
- Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Keywords
- rumination, cognitive flexibility, perseveration, cognitive inflexibility, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, perseverative errors, set maintenance, depressive episodes, dysphoric mood, sex differences
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