Effects of Ruminative Response Styles on Mental Maladjustment

Abstract

Examined the relationship between rumination and pessimism, cognitive styles and mental adjustment in Japanese students. Ss were 138 male and 132 female university students in Japan. Ss were administered the Response Styles Questionnaire (RSQ; Nolen-Hoeksema, 1991), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ28; Nakagawa & Oobou, 1985), the Attributional Style Questionnaire (ASQ; Sonoda & Toonan, 1996), and the Self-Consciousness Scale (Sugahara, 1984) twice over 6 mo. Results showed that the Ss with negative ruminations were more likely to have a pessimistic outlook, negative cognitive style and worse mental adjustment after 6 mo. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)