Repetitive negative thinking (RNT) is a transdiagnostic construct associated with variety of emotional disorders. To date, disorder-specific self-report measures have been found to capture specific types RNT. The Persistent and Intrusive Negative Thoughts Scale (PINTS) 5-item measure developed overcome current limitations. study aims translate validate the PINTS for Portuguese population. An on...

Due to the promising effect of self-compassion interventions in sports, it was main goal this study investigate, if two aspects repetitive thinking, worry and rumination, mediate possible relation on competition anxiety women men different types sport (team- vs. individual sport). Two hundred ninety-three athletes participated, 127 were soccer players, 103 handball 63 practiced an sport. They c...

This article presents a theoretical account relating thought speed to mood and psychological experience. Thought sequences that occur at a fast speed generally induce more positive affect than do those that occur slowly. Thought speed constitutes one aspect of mental motion. Another aspect involves thought variability, or the degree to which thoughts in a sequence either vary widely from or rev...

* Correspondence concerning this article: Francisco J Ruiz, Fundación Universitaria Konrad Lorenz, Carrera 9 bis, No 6243, Bogotá, Colombia. E-mail: [email protected]. Acknowledgments This study and the preparation of the article were supported, in part, by funds from the research project PSI2014-59610-P (Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Spain) under the direction of ...

Abstract The purpose of the present study was to examine vulnerability factors in expecting parents that might lead mental illness perinatal period. Specifically, we studied how parental early adversity, attentional bias infant faces, repetitive negative thinking, and demographic factors, were associated with pre- postnatal depressive symptoms parenting stress. Participants taking part Northern...