Rumination and Age : Some Things Get Better
Joint Authors
Sütterlin, Stefan
Paap, Muirne C. S.
Kübler, Andrea
Babic, Stana
Vögele, Claus
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Abstract EN
Rumination has been defined as a mode of responding to distress that involves passively focusing one's attention on symptoms of distress without taking action.
This dysfunctional response style intensifies depressed mood, impairs interpersonal problem solving, and leads to more pessimistic future perspectives and less social support.
As most of these results were obtained from younger people, it remains unclear how age affects ruminative thinking.
Three hundred members of the general public ranging in age from 15 to 87 years were asked about their ruminative styles using the Response Styles Questionnaire (RSQ), depression and satisfaction with life.
A Mokken Scale analysis confirmed the two-factor structure of the RSQ with brooding and reflective pondering as subcomponents of rumination.
Older participants (63 years and older) reported less ruminative thinking than other age groups.
Life satisfaction was associated with brooding and highest for the earlier and latest life stages investigated in this study.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sütterlin, Stefan& Paap, Muirne C. S.& Babic, Stana& Kübler, Andrea& Vögele, Claus. 2012. Rumination and Age : Some Things Get Better. Journal of Aging Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sütterlin, Stefan…[et al.]. Rumination and Age : Some Things Get Better. Journal of Aging Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sütterlin, Stefan& Paap, Muirne C. S.& Babic, Stana& Kübler, Andrea& Vögele, Claus. Rumination and Age : Some Things Get Better. Journal of Aging Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-458816