Dissertation
Rumination, stress and depression: Rumination as a diathesis for depression
Washington State University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
08/2011
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000006180
Abstract
Existing theory on stress and depression, and rumination and depression were considered in proposing rumination as a diathesis for depression. The following hypotheses were tested: 1) rumination will moderate the relationship between stress and depressed mood, such that those who are higher in rumination will experience higher levels of future depressed mood than those who are lower in rumination, and 2) women's rumination scores will be higher than men's rumination scores. To test these hypotheses, 280 college student participants were recruited to participate in the study with two assessment times in which participants completed a questionnaire packet assessing rumination, depressed mood and stress. Results of the study did not suggest that rumination is a diathesis for depression. Instead, results suggested that rumination in fact may be adaptive when processing stressful life events. Additionally, women were found to ruminate more than men. Implications of the study and future research possibilities were discussed.
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- Title
- Rumination, stress and depression
- Creators
- Zackary Donald Tollman
- Contributors
- Paul Kwon (Chair)G Leonard Burns (Committee Member) - Washington State University, Department of PsychologyPaul S Strand (Committee Member) - Washington State University, Department of Psychology
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Department of Psychology
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 63
- Identifiers
- 99901055123001842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation