Negativity is Key for Understanding the Interplay Between Rumination ’s Features, Attention Control, and Their Dynamic Nature: A Temporal Network Approach

ConclusionThese results highlight negativity as a driving force of rumination and as a potent pathway in the interplay between rumination ’s features and attention control. Although these results appear inconsistent with the hypothesis that impoverished attention control drives rumination, they fully align with the resource allocation hypothesis that engaging in negative thoughts depletes attentional resources.
Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research