대학생의 반추 하위유형인 자책 및 숙고, 긍정․부정 과거지향 사고 그리고 우울의 관계

초록

This study examined the relationships among the brooding and reflection subtypes of rumination, positive․negative past-oriented thought, and depression. The K-RRS, CES-D, and Memory Thinking Task were administrated to 285 university students. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed that brooding significantly explained negative past-oriented thought, and reflection significantly explained positive past-oriented thought, after controlling for brooding. This finding confirmed the differential characteristics of brooding and reflection. Next, high levels of both brooding and reflection raised the levels of negative past-oriented thought and depression. Reflection had an adaptive aspect, but also had a maladaptive aspect because negative past-oriented thought and depression increased when reflection interacted with brooding. These results suggest that brooding may be a risk factor that leads to negative memories of past experiences, and provide insight into the inconsistent results about whether reflection is adaptive or maladaptive. Implications, limitations, and recommendations for future research are discussed.

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