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04-10-2018 | Original Article

Repetitive Negative Thought and Executive Dysfunction: An Interactive Pathway to Emotional Distress

Auteurs: Nicholas Madian, Keith Bredemeier, Wendy Heller, Gregory A. Miller, Stacie L. Warren

Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research | Uitgave 2/2019

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Abstract

Repetitive negative thought (RNT) is a transdiagnostic process that predicts the onset, severity, and recurrence of several psychiatric disorders, including anxiety and depression. Despite progress in understanding the affective consequences of RNT, the mechanisms through which RNT contributes to clinical symptoms are not well understood. Executive function (EF), a set of cognitive processes that contributes to the organization of cognition and the regulation of emotion, was hypothesized to enhance the effect of RNT on negative affect (NA), a core symptom shared by anxiety and depression. The present study used latent variable modeling and hierarchical linear regression to test the contributions of RNT, EF, and their interactions to NA. Consistent with hypotheses, high levels of RNT were associated with higher NA, and EF deficits enhanced this association. Results provide evidence that the RNT-EF interaction represents a pathway in the development of NA, and by association, anxiety and depression.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Repetitive Negative Thought and Executive Dysfunction: An Interactive Pathway to Emotional Distress
Auteurs
Nicholas Madian
Keith Bredemeier
Wendy Heller
Gregory A. Miller
Stacie L. Warren
Publicatiedatum
04-10-2018
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Cognitive Therapy and Research / Uitgave 2/2019
Print ISSN: 0147-5916
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2819
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-018-9966-x

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