“…In their seminal study, Golding and Singer (1983) reported that MW substantially explained variance in depressive attitudes, namely self-criticism, dependency, and inefficacy. In line with this, clinically and subclinically depressed samples show higher levels of MW (Smallwood, O'Connor, Sudbery, & Obonsawin, 2007;Watts, MacLeod, & Morris, 1988). Fourth, at the level of individual differences, depressive symptoms as well as rumination are worth mentioning.…”