Department of Psychology, Çankaya University, Ankara, Turkey.
Int J Psychol. 2020 Dec;55(6):907-915. doi: 10.1002/ijop.12666. Epub 2020 Feb 14.
The stress generation model posits that not only stressful life-events predict depressive symptoms, but also depressive-prone individuals think and behave in ways that make them more vulnerable to experience life-stress. Evidence has supported the bi-directional relationship between stress and depressive symptoms, and there has been an attempt in identifying vulnerability factors for stress generation. Yet, there is a need for studies focusing on multiple risk factors and a replication of findings in non-Western samples. The aim of the present study was to examine the role of rumination and excessive reassurance seeking (ERS) in stress generation in a sample of Turkish young adults. A sample of 318 Turkish college students reported on their rumination, ERS, intensity of stressful life-events and depressive symptoms. A subsample of 162 participants also completed a measure of life-events 5 months later. Cross-sectional results showed that rumination and ERS contribute to life-stress over and above depressive symptoms and gender. Mediational analyses indicated that ERS does not mediate the relationship between rumination and life-stress at 5 months. Rather, rumination fully mediated the relationship between ERS and future life-stress. Results provide evidence for stress generation, and highlight the interconnection between rumination and ERS.
压力产生模型假设，不仅压力事件会预测抑郁症状，而且易患抑郁的个体的思维和行为方式也会使他们更容易经历生活压力。有证据支持压力和抑郁症状之间的双向关系，并且已经尝试确定压力产生的脆弱性因素。然而，需要关注多种风险因素的研究，并在非西方样本中复制研究结果。本研究的目的是在土耳其青年成年人样本中检验沉思和过度寻求保证（ERS）在压力产生中的作用。318 名土耳其大学生报告了他们的沉思、ERS、压力生活事件的强度和抑郁症状。162 名参与者的一个子样本也在 5 个月后完成了一项生活事件的测量。横断面研究结果表明，沉思和 ERS 除了抑郁症状和性别之外，还会导致生活压力。中介分析表明，ERS 不会在 5 个月时调节沉思和生活压力之间的关系。相反，沉思完全调节了 ERS 和未来生活压力之间的关系。研究结果为压力产生提供了证据，并强调了沉思和 ERS 之间的相互联系。
