Think again: Adaptive repetitive thought as a transdiagnostic treatment for individuals predisposed to repetitive thinking styles.

IQ, REPETITIVE THOUGHT, AND INFLAMMATION IN OLDER ADULTS: REPETITIVE THINKING MAY BENEFIT HEALTH

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igx004.1688 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽

pp. 474-474

Author(s):

S. Segerstrom ◽

A. Scott ◽

R.G. Reed

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Repetitive Thought ◽

Repetitive Thinking

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The future-oriented repetitive thought (FoRT) scale: A measure of repetitive thinking about the future

Journal of Affective Disorders ◽

10.1016/j.jad.2016.09.055 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 207 ◽

pp. 336-345 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Regina Miranda ◽

Alyssa Wheeler ◽

Lillian Polanco-Roman ◽

Brett Marroquín

Keyword(s):

Repetitive Thought ◽

Repetitive Thinking ◽

The Future

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Future-Oriented Repetitive Thought: Pessimistic View of Future in Patients With Alzheimer Disease

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology ◽

10.1177/0891988720924723 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 089198872092472

Author(s):

Mohamad El Haj ◽

Abdel Halim Boudoukha ◽

Ahmed A. Moustafa

Keyword(s):

Alzheimer Disease ◽

Future Thinking ◽

Repetitive Thought ◽

Repetitive Thinking ◽

Future Goals ◽

The Future ◽

First Time ◽

As If

Objective: In this study, we, for the first time, evaluated future-oriented repetitive thought in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD), that is, how they think and worry about the future. Methods: We administered the Future-Oriented Repetitive Thought scale to 34 patients with AD and 37 control participants. This scale assessed 3 categories of future-oriented repetitive thought: (1) pessimistic repetitive future thinking (eg, “I think about the possibility of losing people or things that are important to me”), (2) repetitive thinking about future goals (eg, “I make specific plans for how to get things that I want in life”), and (3) positive indulging about the future (eg, “When I picture good things happening in my future, it is as if they were actually happening to me now”). Results: Analysis demonstrated more pessimistic repetitive future thinking, but less repetitive thinking about future goals and positive indulging about the future, in patients with AD than in control participants. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate a pessimistic view of future in patients with AD, which is possibly attributed to hopelessness and depression.

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A latent profile analysis of repetitive negative thinking: Distinguishing ruminators from worriers

Journal of Experimental Psychopathology ◽

10.1177/2043808718811428 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 204380871881142 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Blair E. Wisco ◽

Andre J. Plate ◽

Casey L. May ◽

Amelia Aldao

Keyword(s):

Latent Profile Analysis ◽

Profile Analysis ◽

Statistical Technique ◽

Thinking Styles ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Repetitive Thinking ◽

Negative Thinking ◽

Two Samples ◽

Person Centered Approach ◽

Latent Profile

Rumination (negative thinking about the past) and worry (anxious apprehension) are two forms of repetitive thinking associated with psychopathology. Prior research indicates that rumination and worry have both distinct and overlapping features, but the extent to which there are separable groups of individuals who engage in rumination, worry, or both has yet to be examined. We used latent profile analysis, a person-centered statistical technique, to examine profiles of repetitive thinkers in two samples ( ns = 635 and 755). In both studies, profiles emerged of individuals who rarely ruminate or worry ( low repetitive thinkers), individuals who primarily ruminate ( ruminators), individuals who primarily worry ( worriers), and individuals who frequently ruminate and worry ( high repetitive thinkers). In Study 2, a fifth profile of average repetitive thinkers also emerged. Across both samples, high repetitive thinkers showed the highest levels of depression and anxiety symptoms, followed by worriers and ruminators, and then by low repetitive thinkers. In Study 2, the average repetitive thinkers fell below the ruminators and worriers but above the low repetitive thinkers. Thus, there are distinct groups of ruminators and worriers, but individuals who engage in both rumination and worry exhibit the worst outcomes. As such, these findings support adopting a person-centered approach to better understand repetitive thinking styles.

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