Development and assessment of brief versions of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire and the Ruminative Response Scale

Topper, Maurice; Emmelkamp, Paul M. G.; Watkins, Ed; Ehring, Thomas

doi:10.1111/bjc.12052

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“…Other depressive rumination related scales were also developed for different age group or different content, such as the Children’s RRS, Adapted RRS, and rumination sub-scale of Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire [7]. Among them, the RRS has emerged as the most frequently used self-report measure of depressive rumination in both research and clinical practice for its wide target population and stable reliability and validity [8]. However, following its widespread use, some researchers questioned whether the observed relationship between rumination and depression was due to similar item content of RRS and depression related scales [9–11].…”

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Psychometric properties of the 10-item ruminative response scale in Chinese university students

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BackgroundRumination increases vulnerability to depression, exacerbates and perpetuates negative moods. This study was aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the 10-item Ruminative Response Scale (RRS-10) in a large undergraduate sample.MethodsA sample of 5,236 university students finished the RRS and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was performed to examine the two-factor structure and the measurement equivalence of the RRS-10 across gender. The internal consistency, test-retest reliability, correlations among RRS, RRS-10 and CES-D were also explored. In addition, gender difference on rumination and the relationship between rumination and depression were further investigated.ResultsThe two-factor model of RRS-10 fit the data reasonably and had acceptable internal consistency and test-retest reliability in Chinese undergraduates sample. And the measurement equivalence of the RRS-10 was acceptable across gender in Chinese university students. Findings in respect of latent means and manifest means revealed non-significant gender difference in RRS-10. Besides, participants with high-level rumination had more depressive symptoms than those with low-level rumination.ConclusionsThe Chinese version of the RRS-10 showed good psychometric properties and was measurement invariant across gender in undergraduates.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12888-017-1318-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Psychometric properties of the 10-item ruminative response scale in Chinese university students

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“…Finally, we extend the previous work by assessing subjective health and several health indicators and coping, in addition to distress and emotional well‐being. Although one previous study found no relationship between subjective time perception and similar measures of distress in typical daily life (worry and anxiety; Tipples, ), these states were measured with general measures in that study (i.e., Penn State Worry Questionnaire, Topper, Emmelkamp, Watkins, & Ehring, ; “In the last hour I have been worrying”). In this study, we focus on target‐specific worry and anxiety regarding a personally significant but uncertain future outcome.…”

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Associations between subjective time perception and well‐being during stressful waiting periods

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Sweeny

2019

Stress and Health

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The passage of time is a subjective experience and can be easily distorted by concurrent emotions. Specifically, time seems to move particularly slowly when people are in a negative emotional state. The aim of the current studies was to evaluate the bidirectional relationship between subjective time perception and distress during stressful waiting periods, during which the slow passage of time may be particularly distressing. Across studies of undergraduate students awaiting a midterm exam grade (Study 1) and law graduates awaiting bar exam results (Studies 2 and 3), results revealed consistent links between distress and time perception across the waiting periods, with tentative evidence for bidirectional relationships between these experiences. That is, people who perceived time as moving slowly while they waited tended to report greater distress across the waiting period (particularly worry, anxiety, negative emotion, and poor coping), and people who reported greater distress tended to perceive time as moving more slowly. The links between distress and time perception suggest the possibility of downward spirals during stressful waiting periods, such that distress makes time seem to slow down, which then exacerbates distress. We discuss avenues for future research and potential remedies to derail the spiral of distress and time perception.

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“…Personality characteristics include smoking (82,94,111), alcohol consumption and drug use (77,91,94), relationship quality (91, 112, 113) (partner) violence experience (96,112,(114)(115)(116), threatening life events in the past 12 months (79,80,91,(117)(118)(119)(120), physical activity and sedentary behavior (94,106,111,(121)(122)(123), stress (15,43,79,124,125), need for affect, emotional avoidance (126)(127)(128), anxiety sensitivity (129-131), sense of mastery, internal locus of control (79,(132)(133)(134)(135), worry (136)(137)(138), self-worth (100,104,(139)(140)(141), and loneliness (142)…”

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Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness of Personalized Tele-Based Coaching for Farmers, Foresters and Gardeners to Prevent Depression: Study Protocol of an 18-Month Follow-Up Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial (TEC-A)

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Background: Farmers show high levels of depressive symptoms and mental health problems in various studies. This study is part of a nationwide prevention project carried out by a German social insurance company for farmers, foresters, and gardeners (SVLFG) to implement internet-and tele-based services among others to improve mental health in this population. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the (cost-)effectiveness of personalized tele-based coaching for reducing depressive symptom severity and preventing the onset of clinical depression, compared to enhanced treatment as usual.Methods: In a two-armed, pragmatic randomized controlled trial (N = 312) with follow-ups at post-treatment (6 months), 12 and 18 months, insured farmers, foresters, and gardeners, collaborating family members and pensioners with elevated depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 ≥ 5) will be randomly allocated to personalized tele-based coaching or enhanced treatment as usual. The coaching is provided by psychologists and consists of up to 34 tele-based sessions for 25-50 min delivered over 6 months. Primary outcome is depressive symptom severity at post-treatment. Secondary outcomes include depression onset, anxiety, stress, and quality of life. A health-economic evaluation will be conducted from a societal perspective.Discussion: This study is the first pragmatic randomized controlled trial evaluating the (cost-)effectiveness of a nationwide tele-based preventive service for farmers. If proven effective, the implementation of personalized tele-based coaching has the potential to reduce disease burden and health care costs both at an individual and societal level.

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Development and assessment of brief versions of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire and the Ruminative Response Scale

Cited by 70 publications

References 116 publications

Psychometric properties of the 10-item ruminative response scale in Chinese university students

Psychometric properties of the 10-item ruminative response scale in Chinese university students

Associations between subjective time perception and well‐being during stressful waiting periods

Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness of Personalized Tele-Based Coaching for Farmers, Foresters and Gardeners to Prevent Depression: Study Protocol of an 18-Month Follow-Up Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial (TEC-A)

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