Department of Psychology, University of Crete, Crete, Greece.
J Youth Adolesc. 2022 Sep;51(9):1708-1719. doi: 10.1007/s10964-022-01624-2. Epub 2022 May 12.
Anger rumination is a maladaptive cognitive-emotional process associated with aversive adjustment outcomes. Despite of evidence showing a close relationship between anger rumination and depressive symptoms across adolescence, their longitudinal relationship is still unknown. The goal of the present study was to examine the bidirectional association between self-reported anger rumination and depressive symptoms at two waves, spaced 1-year. Participants were 304 early adolescents (44.7% boys; M = 10.80 years, SD = 0.16). Cross-lagged analyses showed that depressive symptoms predicted increases in anger rumination but not vice versa. These relationships were consistent across boys and girls. Overall, the findings suggest that depressive symptoms may be a potential risk factor for anger rumination in early adolescence. Implications for preventions and treatments are also discussed.
愤怒反刍是一种适应不良的认知-情绪过程，与不良的适应结果有关。尽管有证据表明愤怒反刍和抑郁症状在整个青春期之间存在密切关系，但它们的纵向关系尚不清楚。本研究的目的是在两次相隔 1 年的时间里，考察自我报告的愤怒反刍和抑郁症状之间的双向关系。参与者为 304 名早期青少年（44.7%为男生；M=10.80 岁，SD=0.16）。交叉滞后分析表明，抑郁症状预测愤怒反刍的增加，但反之则不然。这些关系在男孩和女孩中是一致的。总的来说，研究结果表明，抑郁症状可能是早期青少年愤怒反刍的一个潜在风险因素。还讨论了预防和治疗的意义。
