Abstract
Rumination is associated with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). To better understand this association, researchers have begun
to investigate the relationship between rumination and cognitive biases that are linked to MDD. To date, several studies have
found that rumination is related to negatively biased memory, but it is not clear whether this relationship is independent
of depressive symptoms. To address this question, the present study examined 97 healthy Caucasian women between the ages of
18 and 25. Participants performed an encoding task of self-referent adjectives, followed by a recognition task. The recognition
task utilized a remember/know paradigm to separately examine recollection-based memory and familiarity-based memory. Trait
rumination was assessed using the ruminative response scale (RRS). Results indicate that high trait rumination is associated
with selective enhancement of recollection for negative words compared to neutral words and a trend toward selective enhancement
for recollection for negative words compared to positive words. Trait rumination does not affect biases in overall recognition
sensitivity or familiarity.
to investigate the relationship between rumination and cognitive biases that are linked to MDD. To date, several studies have
found that rumination is related to negatively biased memory, but it is not clear whether this relationship is independent
of depressive symptoms. To address this question, the present study examined 97 healthy Caucasian women between the ages of
18 and 25. Participants performed an encoding task of self-referent adjectives, followed by a recognition task. The recognition
task utilized a remember/know paradigm to separately examine recollection-based memory and familiarity-based memory. Trait
rumination was assessed using the ruminative response scale (RRS). Results indicate that high trait rumination is associated
with selective enhancement of recollection for negative words compared to neutral words and a trend toward selective enhancement
for recollection for negative words compared to positive words. Trait rumination does not affect biases in overall recognition
sensitivity or familiarity.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Article
- Pages 1-9
- DOI 10.1007/s10608-011-9430-7
- Authors
- Janice R. Kuo, Department of Psychology, Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada
- Isabel G. Edge, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Wiveka Ramel, Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Michael D. Edge, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Emily M. Drabant, Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- William M. Dayton, Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- James J. Gross, Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
- Journal Cognitive Therapy and Research
- Online ISSN 1573-2819
- Print ISSN 0147-5916