The association between ruminative thinking and negative interpretation bias in social anxiety

Badra, Marcel; Schulze, Lars; Becker, Eni S.; Vrijsen, Janna N.; Renneberg, Babette; Zetsche, Ulrike

doi:10.1080/02699931.2016.1193477

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“…Although the longitudinal effect of angry rumination on hostile attribution bias was marginally significant and the effect was small, it suggested that, to a certain extent, angry rumination can longitudinally predict hostile attribution bias. This finding was partly consistent with previous studies showing that such ruminative thoughts fuel biased negative interpretations [30]. On the other hand, the question of whether the longitudinal effect of angry rumination on existing hostile attribution bias warrants further exploration.…”

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Hostile attribution bias and angry rumination: A longitudinal study of undergraduate students

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Angry rumination and hostile attribution bias are important cognitive factors of aggression. Although prior theoretical models of aggression suggest that aggressive cognitive factors may influence each other, there are no studies examining the longitudinal relationship between angry rumination and hostile attribution bias. The present study used cross-lagged structural equation modeling to explore the longitudinal mutual relationship between hostile attribution bias and angry rumination; 941 undergraduate students (38.5% male) completed questionnaires assessing the variables at two time points. The results indicate that hostile attribution bias showed a small but statistically significant effect on angry rumination 6 months later, and angry rumination showed a quite small but marginally significant effect on hostile attribution bias across time. The present study supports the idea that hostile attribution bias influences angry rumination, and argue that the relationship between angry rumination and hostile attribution bias may be mutual. Additionally, the results suggest that there may be a causal relation of different aggression-related cognitive factors.

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Hostile attribution bias and angry rumination: A longitudinal study of undergraduate students

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“…Collectively, these findings suggest that both negative interpretation inflexibility and negative interpretation bias are involved in emotion regulation difficulties in response to positive emotions. Through this suggestion, the present studies significantly extend earlier research, which has mainly focused on the relation between interpretation of ambiguity and the use of strategies to downregulate negative emotions (Badra et al, 2017;Everaert, Grahek, et al, 2017;Mor et al, 2014;Wisco et al, 2014).…”

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“…In light of prior research, it was expected that interpretation biases would be related to emotion regulation strategy use (Badra et al, 2017;Everaert, Grahek, et al, 2017;Mor et al, 2014;Wisco et al, 2014) as well as symptoms of depression and social anxiety (Everaert et al, 2018;Everaert, Podina, et al, 2017;Hirsch et al, 2016). 1 By examining these hypotheses, the present study was expected to shed light on the cognitive mechanisms that may give rise to maladaptive profiles of emotion regulation strategy use in individuals with psychopathology.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…Furthermore, studies have shown that socially anxious individuals report fewer positive interpretations at the time when ambiguity is first encountered and report more negative interpretations when elaborating on ambiguous information (Amir, Prouvost, & Kuckertz, 2012;Beard & Amir, 2009;Hirsch et al, 2016;Moser, Hajcak, Huppert, Foa, & Simons, 2008). Importantly, biased interpretation of ambiguity has been linked to the decreased use of positive reappraisal (Everaert, Grahek, et al, 2017) and INFLEXIBLE NEGATIVE INTERPRETATIONS AND EMOTION REGULATION 5 increased engagement in repetitive negative thinking (Badra et al, 2017;Everaert, Grahek, et al, 2017;Mor, Hertel, Ngo, Shachar, & Redak, 2014;Wisco, Gilbert, & Marroquin, 2014).…”

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When negative interpretations persist, positive emotions don't! Inflexible negative interpretations encourage depression and social anxiety by dampening positive emotions

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Behaviour Research and Therapy

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Research on emotion regulation difficulties has been instrumental in understanding hallmark features of depression and social anxiety. Yet, the cognitive mechanisms that give rise to maladaptive patterns of emotion regulation strategy use remain underspecified. This investigation examined the association of negative interpretation inflexibility and interpretation biases with the use of common emotion regulation strategies in response to negative and positive emotional experiences (repetitive negative thinking, positive reappraisal, and dampening). Study 1 (N=250) found that inflexibility in revising negative interpretations in response to disconfirmatory positive information was related to the dampening of positive emotions, but not to repetitive negative thinking or positive reappraisal. Importantly, dampening mediated the relation between inflexible negative interpretations and symptoms of both depression and social anxiety. This mediation model was further supported by the data from Study 2 (N=294). Across both studies, negative interpretation bias was related to repetitive negative thinking and dampening, whereas positive interpretation bias was related to positive reappraisal. Collectively, these results suggest that both interpretation inflexibility and interpretation biases may contribute to difficulties in emotion regulation related to depression and social anxiety.

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“…Using a variety of methods, interpretation bias has been documented in both socially anxious adults (Amir, Beard, & Bower, 2005;Amir et al, 2012;Badra et al, 2016;Chen, Milne, Dayman, & Kemps, 2018;Huppert, Foa, Furr, Filip, & Mathews, 2003) and socially anxious adolescents (Giannini & Loscalzo, 2016;Gonzalez et al, 2017;Haller, Raeder, Scerif, Cohen Kadosh, & Lau, 2016;Miers et al, 2008). One frequent approach to observing interpretation bias is the homograph/homophone paradigm.…”

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Cognitive bias and stuttering in adolescence

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balance during this process. You have been a steady reminder of what is most importantto live in the moment and to love without abandon. Hope, I am so grateful to have been on this adventure with you. Your friendship has been an abundant source of comfort and inspiration, and I am hopeful that we can continue to support each other throughout our careers. Last but certainly not least, Mom and Dad, your transatlantic migration decades ago to provide a better life and top-notch education for your children was braver than anything I have ever done, and I am so grateful to have been the beneficiary of your dreams. I love you all to the moon. Many thanks to the speech-language pathologists who graciously helped me recruit participants for this project, and to the adolescents who participated.

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The association between ruminative thinking and negative interpretation bias in social anxiety

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Hostile attribution bias and angry rumination: A longitudinal study of undergraduate students

Hostile attribution bias and angry rumination: A longitudinal study of undergraduate students

When negative interpretations persist, positive emotions don't! Inflexible negative interpretations encourage depression and social anxiety by dampening positive emotions

Cognitive bias and stuttering in adolescence

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