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When Asking “Why” Does Not Hurt Distinguishing Rumination From Reflective Processing of Negative Emotions

Kross, Ethan, Ayduk, Ozlem, Mischel, Walter·2005·Psychological Science
DOI 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2005.01600.x
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Abstract

Two experiments examined the psychological operations that enable individuals to process negative emotions and experiences without increasing negative affect. In Study 1, type of self-perspective (self-immersed vs. self-distanced) and type of emotional focus (what vs. why) were experimentally manipulated following the recall of an anger-eliciting interpersonal experience. A why focus on emotions from a self-distanced perspective (distanced-why strategy) was expected to enable “cool,” reflective processing of emotions, in which individuals can focus on their experience without reactivating excessive “hot” negative affect. Findings were consistent with this hypothesis. Study 2 replicated these findings and furthermore demonstrated that (a) the degree to which individuals construe their recalled experience in abstract versus concrete terms mediates the effect of the distanced-why strategy and (b) the status of the recalled experience (resolved vs. unresolved) does not moderate the effectiveness of the distanced-why strategy. These findings help disentangle the mechanisms that may allow adaptive working through from those that lead to rumination.

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Authors
Kross, E., Ayduk, O., & Mischel, W.
Affiliations
  • Columbia University (US)
  • University of California, Berkeley
ORCID
Kross, Ethan
Venue
Psychological Science
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2005-09
Volume
16
Issue
9
Pages
709-715
ISSN
  • 0956-7976 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-9280
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9280.2005.01600.x
OpenAlex
W2100543830
Cited by
603
References
41
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FWCI
13.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (MH39349)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Identity, Memory, and Therapy
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotions and Moral Behavior
Keywords
rumination, reflective processing, negative emotions, emotional focus, anger, interpersonal conflict, unresolved conflicts, emotion regulation, working through
MeSH terms
Adult, Affect, Anger, Conflict, Psychological, Female, Humans, Male, Self Concept

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