TY - JOUR
T1 - On the measurement of rumination
T2 - A psychometric evaluation of the ruminative response scale and the rumination on sadness scale in undergraduates
AU - Roelofs, J.
AU - Muris, P.
AU - Huibers, M.J.H.
AU - Peeters, F.P.M.L.
AU - Arntz, A.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Rumination is considered a specific cognitive vulnerability factor that is thought to play a prominent role in the maintenance of depressive symptoms. The present study investigated the psychometric properties of two measures of rumination, the ruminative response scale (RRS) and the rumination on sadness scale (RSS) in undergraduates (N = 331). A joint factor analysis yielded three factors, 'rumination on causes of sadness', 'symptom-based rumination', and 'rumination on sadness'. The internal consistency of the rumination factors was good and the test-retest stability over a 6-month period of time was moderate. Support was also found for the construct validity of the rumination factors. Finally, the 'rumination on the causes of sadness' factor was found to moderate the relation between depression measured at baseline and at 6-month follow-up. More specifically, baseline depression was a strong predictor of future depression but this was particularly true for high ruminating individuals. Implications of the results and directions for future research are provided.
AB - Rumination is considered a specific cognitive vulnerability factor that is thought to play a prominent role in the maintenance of depressive symptoms. The present study investigated the psychometric properties of two measures of rumination, the ruminative response scale (RRS) and the rumination on sadness scale (RSS) in undergraduates (N = 331). A joint factor analysis yielded three factors, 'rumination on causes of sadness', 'symptom-based rumination', and 'rumination on sadness'. The internal consistency of the rumination factors was good and the test-retest stability over a 6-month period of time was moderate. Support was also found for the construct validity of the rumination factors. Finally, the 'rumination on the causes of sadness' factor was found to moderate the relation between depression measured at baseline and at 6-month follow-up. More specifically, baseline depression was a strong predictor of future depression but this was particularly true for high ruminating individuals. Implications of the results and directions for future research are provided.
KW - Depression
KW - Psychometric properties
KW - Rumination
KW - Self-report questionnaires
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33749504734&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jbtep.2006.03.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jbtep.2006.03.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 16678121
AN - SCOPUS:33749504734
SN - 0005-7916
VL - 37
SP - 299
EP - 313
JO - Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
JF - Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
IS - 4
ER -