Exploring the emotional precursors of ruminative styles: The role of emotional complexity and emotional intelligence

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Although a number of experimental and naturalistic studies have demonstrated the relevant role of ruminative styles in the onset, duration and severity of depressive episodes, research on the precursors of the ruminative responses is needed. In this study, we explored in a general population sample the role of several emotional precursors of ruminative styles. Firstly, we examined the role of Emotional Attention, Emotional Clarity and Emotional Repair (Salovey et al., 1995). Secondly, we analyzed the role of Emotional Complexity (Hervás, Hernangómez y Vázquez, 2004), which can be defined as the tendency to simultaneously experience different emotions when being sad. Our results showed that although all these variables were significantly related to a ruminative style, only emotional complexity and emotional attention explained unique variance. Moreover, emotional attention partially mediated the relationship between emotional complexity and ruminative tendencies. The implications for the treatment of rumination in several psychological disorders—for example, the convenience of including emotional intelligence strategies in such treatments—are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: journal abstract)
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Journal
Ansiedad y Estrés
Year of Publication
2006
Volume
12
Issue
2-3
Number of Pages
279-292
Date Published
07/2006
Type of Article
Journal article
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ISSN Number
1134-7937
ISBN Number
2174-0437
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