The effects of different types of treatment for anxiety on repetitive negative thinking: A meta‐analysis

Monteregge, Sabrina; Tsagkalidou, Anesteia; Cuijpers, Pim; Spinhoven, Philip

doi:10.1111/cpsp.12316

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“…Personality traits and the emotional, cognitive and behavioral reactions they trigger must be considered when evaluating and treating anxiety, depression and stress related to the COVID-19. Individuals with high levels of perfectionism should be helped in dealing with their fear of COVID-19, namely through interventions focused on reducing its high RNT, which is a modifiable factor (Monteregge et al, 2020).…”

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COVID-19 psychological impact: The role of perfectionism

Pereira

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Araújo

et al. 2022

Personality and Individual Differences

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Psychological reactions to pandemics and their constraints depend heavily on personality. Although perfectionism is consistently associated to depression, anxiety and stress, its role in the pandemics' psychological impact has not been yet empirically studied. Our aim was to analyze the role of perfectionism in psychological distress during the pandemic of COVID-19, testing whether it is mediated by fear of COVID-19 and repetitive negative thinking/RNT. Participants (N = 413 adults; 269.2% women) were recruited from September until December 2020, via social networks. They completed self-report validated questionnaires to evaluate perfectionism dimensions (self-critical, rigid and narcissistic perfectionism), fear of COVID-19, RNT and psychological distress (sum of anxiety, depression and stress symptoms). As women had significantly higher levels of selfcritical perfectionism, RNT, fear of COVID-19 and psychological distress, gender was controlled in mediation analysis. The three perfectionism dimensions correlated with RNT, fear of COVID-19 and psychological distress. The effect of self-critical perfectionism on psychological distress was partially mediated by fear of COVID-19 and RNT whereas the effect of rigid and narcissistic perfectionism was fully mediated. Perfectionism influences emotional and cognitive responses to the COVID-19 and therefore should be considered both in the prevention and psychological consequences of the pandemic.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

COVID-19 psychological impact: The role of perfectionism

Pereira

Cabaços

Araújo

et al. 2022

Personality and Individual Differences

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“…The tendency to be caught up in negative thoughts is targeted by several treatment programs. Treatments like mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, concreteness training, cognitive control training, metacognitive therapy, rumination-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, and traditional cognitive behavioral therapy are all effective in reducing both symptoms of mental illness and repetitive negative thinking (Monteregge et al, 2020;Spinhoven et al, 2018). Offering expecting parents with high levels of repetitive Fig.…”

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The role of early adversity and cognitive vulnerability in postnatal stress and depression

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The purpose of the present study was to examine vulnerability factors in expecting parents that might lead to mental illness in the perinatal period. Specifically, we studied how parental early adversity, attentional bias to infant faces, repetitive negative thinking, and demographic factors, were associated with pre- and postnatal depressive symptoms and parenting stress. Participants were expecting parents taking part in the Northern Babies Longitudinal Study, where assessments were made both pre- and postnatally. Assessments included both questionnaires and cognitive tasks. About half of the participants received the Newborn Behavior Observation (NBO)-intervention after birth, between pre- and postnatal assessments. Results show that repetitive negative thinking was a significant predictor of both depressive symptoms and parenting stress, while education, social support, and parity came out as protective factors, especially in mothers. Parental early adversity had an indirect effect on postnatal depressive symptoms and parenting stress, mediated by prenatal and postnatal depressive symptoms, respectively. The NBO intervention did not affect the results, signifying the importance of early childhood adverse events and negative thinking on parents' postnatal adjustment and mood, even when an intervention is provided. In conclusion, repetitive negative thinking is a significant vulnerability factor independent of the presence of depressive symptoms, and health professionals must be aware of parents’ thinking style both during pregnancy and after birth.

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“…However, more recent models have begun to focus on breaking down this construct into factors that lead to a bout of RNT (initiation stages) versus factors that make it difficult to end these thoughts (maintenance stages; e.g., Davey & Meeten, 2016;Newman & Llera, 2011). This topic is briefly discussed by Monteregge et al (2020), but we would like to devote additional attention to this perspective. Specifically, 2 of 3 | COMMENTARY Davey and Meeten describe a framework for outlining the process of RNT focused on worry.…”

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“…However, individuals currently engaging in worry would already be devoting attentional resources toward the worry process, which could interfere with treatment techniques (e.g., Newman & Llera, 2011). As noted by Monteregge et al (2020), mindfulness-based therapy may help individuals withdraw from a current episode of worry. Consistent with this, in their meta-analysis evaluating CBT for depression, Spinhoven et al (2018) did find that mindfulness-based therapy resulted in reductions in RNT, which led to subsequent reductions in depressive symptoms.…”

Section: Processingmentioning

confidence: 99%