Does Rumination Predict the Strength of Maladaptive Self-Beliefs Characteristic of Social Anxiety Over Time?

Wong, Quincy J. J.; Moulds, Michelle L.

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“…Similar to the results of HSs and CBs, the findings from cross‐sectional studies on UBs (Heeren et al, ; Holzman et al, ; Wong & Moulds, , , , ; Wong et al, , ) indicated positive and significant correlations with measures of social anxiety (Table ). Correlation coefficients were moderate to large and ranged between .41 and .62 with the exception of Heeren et al (), who found small, but significant, correlations with the FNE ( r = .13, p < .01) and the LSAS ( r = .15, p < .01).…”

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“…All correlations were based on cross‐sectional data from nonclinical samples, except one study that recruited people that scored high and low on the FNE scale (Wong & Moulds, ). The studies (Heeren et al, ; Holzman et al, ; Wong & Moulds, , , , ; Wong et al, , ) showed that HSs positively and significantly correlated with measures of social anxiety (Table ). Correlation coefficients were moderate to large and ranged between .37 and .65 with the exception of one study (Heeren et al, ), which found a relatively small, but significant, correlation ( r = .17) with the LSAS.…”

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“…Of the 10 metacognitive belief studies, four were conducted in the United Kingdom (Dannahy & Stopa, ; Field & Cartwright‐Hatton, ; Gkika & Wells, ; Wells & Carter, ), two in the United States (Fergus, Valentiner, McGrath, Gier‐Lonsway, & Jencius, ; Fisak & Hammond, ), two in Australia (McEvoy & Perini, ; Wong & Moulds, ), one in Norway (Nordahl, Nordahl, & Wells, ), and one in Greece (Vassilopoulos et al, ). Of the 13 social belief studies, 11 were conducted in Australia (Makkar & Grisham, , ; Wong, McEvoy, & Rapee, ; Wong & Moulds, , , , , , ; Wong et al, , ), one in Belgium and Switzerland (Heeren et al, ), and one in the United States (Holzman et al, ). Four studies on metacognitive beliefs (Fergus et al, ; McEvoy & Perini, ; Nordahl et al, ; Wells & Carter, ) and two on social beliefs (Wong et al, , ) used clinical samples.…”

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Social cognition and metacognition in social anxiety: A systematic review

Gkika

Wittkowski

Wells

2017

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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Cognitive-behavioural and metacognitive approaches to emotional disorder implicate beliefs in social anxiety, but the types of beliefs differ across these perspectives. Cognitive models suggest that social beliefs about the self (i.e., high standards and conditional and unconditional beliefs) are central. In contrast, the metacognitive model gives centre stage to metacognitive beliefs (i.e., positive and negative beliefs about thinking) as main contributors to the maintenance of the disorder. Despite an expanding research interest in this area, the evidence for such contributions has not yet been reviewed. This study set out to systematically review relevant cross-sectional, longitudinal, and experimental investigations of the direct and indirect (through cognitive processes, such as anticipatory processing, self-focused attention, the post-mortem, and avoidance) relationships of social and metacognitive beliefs with social anxiety. Clinical and nonclinical samples were included, and correlation and regression coefficients as well as results from group comparisons (e.g., t tests and analyses of variance) were extracted. Overall, 23 papers were located, through PsycINFO, PubMed, and Web of Science, and reviewed using narrative synthesis. The results showed a robust positive relationship between social beliefs and social anxiety that appeared to be mediated by cognitive processes. Specific metacognitive beliefs were found to positively contribute to social anxiety both directly and indirectly, through cognitive processes. The study's findings are limited to 2 models of social anxiety and other minor limitations (e.g., grey literature was excluded). With these accounted for, the results are discussed in terms of the conceptualization and treatment of social anxiety and suggestions for future research are made.

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Social cognition and metacognition in social anxiety: A systematic review

Gkika

Wittkowski

Wells

2017

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“…However, high and low socially anxious participants rated their speech performance more favourably following rumination relative to the distraction condition, showing some beneficial effects of anticipatory processing. Whilst this and similar research (e.g., Vassilopoulos 2004Vassilopoulos , 2005Wong and Moulds 2009, 2012a has provided important insights into the consequences of pre-event negative rumination, there is a lack of research investigating the predictors of pre-event rumination.…”

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The Impact of Perceived Standards on State Anxiety, Appraisal Processes, and Negative Pre- and Post-event Rumination in Social Anxiety Disorder

Penney

Abbott

2014

Cogn Ther Res

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Cognitive models emphasise the importance of pre-and post-event rumination as maintaining factors of Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD), however, there is limited research investigating pre-event rumination. This study aims to examine several key hypotheses posited by the cognitive models by experimentally manipulating social standards in order to examine the impact of high and low perceived social standards on appraisal processes, state anxiety, and negative rumination, and to determine if the predictors of pre-event rumination will mirror those of post-event rumination. The sample consisted of 91 participants, including 46 participants with SAD and 45 nonanxious controls. Socially anxious participants in this study engaged in more pre-and post-event rumination, had higher threat appraisals, and lower self-appraisals of performance than non-anxious controls. Socially anxious participants who believed that they were expected to perform to a high standard in anticipation of a speech task reported poorer ratings of self-efficacy than socially anxious participants in the low standard condition and nonanxious controls. Additionally, whilst anticipated selfappraisals of performance, threat appraisal, self-efficacy, and state anxiety were predictive of pre-event rumination, threat appraisal was the only significant predictor of postevent rumination. This study extends the current knowledge of the cognitive processes within SAD, which has clinical implications.

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“…For example, evidence relates rumination to depression and episodes of major depression, 5 symptoms of anxiety, 5 social anxiety, 6 generalized anxiety disorder, 5 trauma, stress-related disorders, and suicidal ideation. 7 Furthermore, high levels of rumination are associated with low self-esteem and predict excessive alcohol consumption, as well as symptoms of alcohol abuse in the long term.…”

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Rumination as a Marker of Psychological Improvement in Transsexual Women Postoperative

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Purpose: This study aimed to analyze rumination levels of transsexual women before and after gender affirmation surgery (GAS). Rumination scores may represent a broader measure of GAS success and an alternative to patient-reported satisfaction, quality of life, well-being, or the presence of “caseness” for anxiety or depression as previously established in the literature.Methods: Thirty-nine transsexual women were recruited. The participants completed the rumination scale of the Response Styles Questionnaire (RSQ) and were divided into three subsets according to the treatment time.Results: The rumination scores were lower in the transsexual women who had undergone surgical procedures on primary sexual characteristics and gradually decreased with each additional procedure completed with respect to secondary sexual characteristics.Conclusion: Rumination appears to comprise an important marker of improvement in post-GAS transsexual women.

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Does Rumination Predict the Strength of Maladaptive Self-Beliefs Characteristic of Social Anxiety Over Time?

Cited by 17 publications

References 26 publications

Social cognition and metacognition in social anxiety: A systematic review

Social cognition and metacognition in social anxiety: A systematic review

The Impact of Perceived Standards on State Anxiety, Appraisal Processes, and Negative Pre- and Post-event Rumination in Social Anxiety Disorder

Rumination as a Marker of Psychological Improvement in Transsexual Women Postoperative

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