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Distinct and Overlapping Features of Rumination and Worry: The Relationship of Cognitive Production to Negative Affective States

Fresco, David M., Frankel, Ann N., Mennin, Douglas S., Turk, Cynthia L., Heimberg, Richard G.·2002·Cognitive Therapy and Research

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Authors: Fresco, D. M., Frankel, A. N., Mennin, D. S., Turk, C. L., & Heimberg, R. G.
Affiliations: Adult Anxiety Clinic of Temple (US)
Corresponding author: Heimberg, Richard G.
ORCID: Fresco, David M.
Mennin, Douglas S.
Turk, Cynthia L.
Heimberg, Richard G.
Venue: Cognitive Therapy and Research
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2002-04
Volume: 26
Issue: 2
Pages: 179-188
ISSN: 0147-5916 (ISSN-L)
1573-2819
DOI: 10.1023/a:1014517718949
OpenAlex: W1503044810
Cited by: 456
References: 23
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 30 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 25 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 19 · 2015: 28 · 2014: 31 · 2013: 26 · 2012: 21
FWCI: 11.52
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springernature.com/gp/researchers/text-and-data-mining (tdm)
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Locations: Cognitive Therapy and Research (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Mind wandering and attention
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
Keywords: rumination, worry, anxiety, depression, negative emotions, cognitive processes, factor structure, comorbid depression and anxiety, university students

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