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15-03-2021 | Original Article

The Automaticity of Positive and Negative Thinking: A Scoping Review of Mental Habits

Auteurs: Eamon Colvin, Benjamin Gardner, Patrick R. Labelle, Darcy Santor

Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research | Uitgave 6/2021

Abstract

Background

Our thoughts impact our mental health and there is a distinction between thought content (what we think) and thought process (how we think). Habitual thinking has been proposed as one such process. Habits, which are cue-dependent automatic responses, have primarily been studied as behavioural responses.

Methods

The current scoping review investigated the extent to which the thinking patterns important for mental health have been conceptualized as habits. Using systematic search criteria and nine explicit inclusion criteria, this review identified 20 articles and 24 empirical studies examining various mental habits, such as negative self-thinking, self-criticism, and worry.

Results

All of the included empirical studies examined maladaptive (negative) mental habits and no study investigated adaptive (positive) mental habits. We categorized the characteristics of each study along several dimensions including how mental habits were defined, measured, and which constructs were studied as habitual.

Conclusions

Although mental habits appear to be relevant predictors of mental health, habitual thinking has not been well-integrated with psychological constructs related to mental health, such as automatic thoughts. We discuss the implications of mental habits for future research and clinical practice.

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Titel: The Automaticity of Positive and Negative Thinking: A Scoping Review of Mental Habits
Auteurs: Eamon Colvin
Benjamin Gardner
Patrick R. Labelle
Darcy Santor
Publicatiedatum: 15-03-2021
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research / Uitgave 6/2021
Print ISSN: 0147-5916
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2819
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-021-10218-4

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