Vine, Vera and Aldao, Amelia and Nolen-Hoeksema, Susan
(2014)
Chasing Clarity: Rumination as a Strategy for Making Sense of Emotions.
Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, 5 (3).
pp. 229-243.
ISSN ISSN 2043-8087
Abstract
Research is needed on the affective mechanisms that motivate people to ruminate. One possibility is that some people might ruminate in response to deficits in emotional clarity because not knowing how they feel might be intolerable to them. We tested the hypothesis that the relationship between low emotional clarity and rumination would be moderated by intolerance of ambiguity. Participants in a longitudinal online study (N = 195) provided self- reports of intolerance of ambiguity and rumination and reported state emotional clarity following an idiographic mood induction; three weeks later they reported on rumination again. As predicted, participants with low emotional clarity at Time 1 ruminated more three weeks later, but only if they were intolerant of ambiguity. Findings support the notion that rumination sometimes functions as a search for answers about emotions. We discuss implications for understanding the affective disturbances perpetuating vicious cycles of rumination and for rumination-focused clinical interventions.
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| Creators | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID  |
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| Vine, Vera | vjv10@pitt.edu | vjv10 | | | Aldao, Amelia | | | | | Nolen-Hoeksema, Susan | | | |
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| Date: |
2014 |
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Publication |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Journal of Experimental Psychopathology |
| Volume: |
5 |
| Number: |
3 |
| Publisher: |
TEXTRUM |
| Page Range: |
pp. 229-243 |
| DOI or Unique Handle: |
10.5127/jep.038513 |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Medicine > Psychiatry |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| ISSN: |
ISSN 2043-8087 |
| Article Type: |
Research Article |
| Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2017 19:06 |
| Last Modified: |
17 Mar 2020 17:50 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/33228 |
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