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dc.contributor.authorMcEvoy, Peter
dc.contributor.authorMoulds, M.
dc.contributor.authorMahoney, A.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:56:16Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:56:16Z
dc.date.created2014-09-07T20:00:16Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationMcEvoy, P. and Moulds, M. and Mahoney, A. 2014. Repetitive Negative Thinking in Anticipation of a Stressor. Behaviour Change. 31 (1): pp. 18-33.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16537
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/bec.2013.30
dc.description.abstract

Repetitive negative thinking (RNT) has been confirmed as a transdiagnostic phenomenon, but most measures of RNT are contaminated with diagnosis-specific content. The first aim of this study was to examine the structure of an anticipatory version of the Repetitive Thinking Questionnaire (RTQ-Ant) as a trans-emotional measure of anticipatory RNT. The original RTQ was completed with reference to a past stressor, whereas the RTQ-Ant instructs respondents to link their responses to a future stressor. The second aim was to test if the associations between a range of emotions (anxiety, depression, shame, anger, general distress) and the original post-stressor version of the RTQ would be replicated. Undergraduates (N = 175, 61% women) completed the RTQ-Ant, along with measures of various emotions, with reference to upcoming university exams. Principal axis factor analysis yielded many similarities between the original post-event RTQ and the RTQ-Ant, and some differences. The RTQ-Ant was comprised of two subscales: the RNT subscale measures engagement in repetitive thinking, negative thoughts about oneself, and ‘why’ questions; and the Isolated Contemplation (IC) subscale included items referring to isolating oneself and reflecting on negative thoughts, feelings, loneliness, and listening to sad music. RNT was more strongly related to negative emotions than IC. The RTQ-Ant appears to be a reliable measure of anticipatory RNT that is associated with a broad array of emotions.

dc.publisherAustralian Academic Press Pty Ltd
dc.subjectrumination
dc.subjectquestionnaire
dc.subjecttransdiagnostic
dc.subjectworry
dc.subjectrepetitive thinking
dc.titleRepetitive Negative Thinking in Anticipation of a Stressor
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume31
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage18
dcterms.source.endPage33
dcterms.source.issn0813-4839
dcterms.source.titleBehaviour Change
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Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Australian Academic Press

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Copyright © 2014 Peter McEvoy, Michelle Moulds & Alison Mahoney

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NOTICE: This is the author’s version of an article which has been accepted for publication but may be subject to further editorial input by Cambridge University Press

curtin.departmentSchool of Psychology
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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