The association of changes in repetitive negative thinking with changes in depression and anxiety

Hijne, Kim; Penninx, Brenda W.J.H.; Hemert, Albert M. van; Spinhoven, Philip

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.002

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“…Higher anxiety predicted a greater likelihood of using avoidant coping, and higher depression predicted less satisfaction with social support. These associations suggest a negative cycle of mental health symptoms contributing to less effective appraisal and coping styles that, in turn, exacerbate symptoms (Drost et al, 2014; Hijne et al, 2020).…”

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Pre‐COVID‐19 predictors of low‐income women's COVID‐19 appraisal, coping, and changes in mental health during the pandemic

Lengua

Stavish

Green

et al. 2023

Journal Community Psychology

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Study examined predictors and mental health consequences of appraisal (threat, support satisfaction) and coping (active, avoidant) in a sample of low‐income women during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). Pre‐COVID‐19 contextual risk and individual resources and COVID‐19‐specific risk factors were examined as predictors of COVID‐19 appraisal and coping, which, in turn, were tested as predictors of changes in depression and anxiety across the pandemic. Pre‐COVID‐19 resilience predicted more active coping, whereas pre‐COVID‐19 anxiety and depression predicted more avoidant coping and lower support satisfaction, respectively. Increases in anxiety were predicted by lower pre‐COVID‐19 self‐compassion and higher concurrent threat appraisal and avoidant coping. Increases in depression were related to lower pre‐COVID‐19 self‐compassion, active coping and support satisfaction, and higher COVID‐19 hardships and health risk. Findings highlight contextual and individual factors and processes that contribute to mental health problems in a vulnerable population during community‐level stressors, with implications for prevention and intervention.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pre‐COVID‐19 predictors of low‐income women's COVID‐19 appraisal, coping, and changes in mental health during the pandemic

Lengua

Stavish

Green

et al. 2023

Journal Community Psychology

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“…Finally, fMRI and questionnaires of RNT were not undertaken at the same time, with an interval period around 12 and 18 months. Nonetheless, recent evidence suggests that RNT is a stable construct more linked to trait than to symptom severity ( Hijne et al, 2020 ), particularly perseverative thinking, which is conceptualized as a content-independent measure of RNT ( Ehring et al, 2011 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Associations between repetitive negative thinking and resting-state network segregation among healthy middle-aged adults

Solé‐Padullés

Cattaneo

Marchant

et al. 2022

Front. Aging Neurosci.

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BackgroundRepetitive Negative Thinking (RNT) includes negative thoughts about the future and past, and is a risk factor for depression and anxiety. Prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortices have been linked to RNT but several regions within large-scale networks are also involved, the efficiency of which depends on their ability to remain segregated.MethodsAssociations between RNT and system segregation (SyS) of the Anterior Salience Network (ASN), Default Mode Network (DMN) and Executive Control Network (ECN) were explored in healthy middle-aged adults (N = 341), after undergoing resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. Regression analyses were conducted with RNT as outcome variable. Explanatory variables were: SyS, depression, emotional stability, cognitive complaints, age and sex.ResultsAnalyses indicated that RNT was associated with depression, emotional stability, cognitive complaints, age and segregation of the left ECN (LECN) and ASN. Further, the ventral DMN (vDMN) presented higher connectivity with the ASN and decreased connectivity with the LECN, as a function of RNT.ConclusionHigher levels of perseverative thinking were related to increased segregation of the LECN and decreased segregation of the ASN. The dissociative connectivity of these networks with the vDMN may partially account for poorer cognitive control and increased self-referential processes characteristic of RNT.

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“…Raes et al [ 39 ] found supportive evidence for its predictive role for depressive mood in a longitudinal study with students. In contrast, in another longitudinal study, Hijne et al [ 40 ] found only small or negligible associations between changes in content-independent RNT and changes in depression and anxiety over a period of three years. However, symptom severity rather than incidence of full-blown mental disorders was examined, which, again, leaves a lack of knowledge regarding the clinical relevance of these findings.…”

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Repetitive negative thinking: transdiagnostic correlate and risk factor for mental disorders? A proof-of-concept study in German soldiers before and after deployment to Afghanistan

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Background and objectives Disorder-specific forms of Repetitive Negative Thinking (RNT) are associated with multiple diagnostic categories, indicating a transdiagnostic nature. Few studies examined content-independent RNT processes across groups of diagnosed mental disorders. Moreover, theory describes RNT processes as critically involved in the etiology of mental disorders, empirical evidence however is scarce. We first tested the transdiagnostic nature by examining levels of RNT across groups of internalizing and externalizing mental disorders compared to healthy individuals and explored RNT levels in a comorbid disorder-group. Second, we examined whether RNT predicts incident psychopathology. Methods In a sample of German soldiers (n = 425) scheduled for deployment in Afghanistan, we compared RNT levels between diagnosed groups with alcohol use disorders, anxiety disorders and healthy individuals cross-sectionally. Exploratory analyses were conducted comparing a comorbid disorder-group to healthy individuals and to both single-disorder-groups. Longitudinally, we examined the predictive value of pre-deployment RNT levels for incident psychopathology after deployment (n = 167). RNT was measured using the Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire (PTQ), DSM-IV diagnoses were assessed using the standardized Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). Results Cross-sectional comparisons revealed that soldiers with alcohol use disorders and anxiety disorders showed significantly higher degrees of RNT compared to healthy soldiers. RNT levels in those with comorbid disorders were significantly higher compared to healthy soldiers but also compared to both single-disorder-groups. Longitudinal analyses revealed that higher levels of RNT prior to deployment were associated with a higher risk to have any incidental mental disorder after deployment. This however is only attributable to individuals with a PTQ score above a cut-off of 15. Conclusions Findings provide evidence for RNT as a transdiagnostic correlate and a vulnerability factor for the development of mental disorders.

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The association of changes in repetitive negative thinking with changes in depression and anxiety

Cited by 19 publications

References 41 publications

Pre‐COVID‐19 predictors of low‐income women's COVID‐19 appraisal, coping, and changes in mental health during the pandemic

Pre‐COVID‐19 predictors of low‐income women's COVID‐19 appraisal, coping, and changes in mental health during the pandemic

Associations between repetitive negative thinking and resting-state network segregation among healthy middle-aged adults

Repetitive negative thinking: transdiagnostic correlate and risk factor for mental disorders? A proof-of-concept study in German soldiers before and after deployment to Afghanistan

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