Lopez Janet M, Lohmann Sophie, Mekawi Yara, Hughes Colleen, Sunderrajan Aashna, Tengshe Chinmayi, Rajesh Aishwarya, Albarracín Dolores
Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania.
Department of Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany.
Clin Psychol Sci. 2025 Jul 12. doi: 10.1177/21677026251344172.
In this meta-analysis, we synthesized existing research on perseverative negative thinking, self-control, and executive functioning to better define their etiologic role in symptoms of depression and anxiety. After a review of leading models of perseverative negative thinking, self-control, executive functioning, and depressive and anxious symptoms, the relevant associations were meta-analyzed as reported in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. A total of 223 studies met the inclusion criteria, providing 239 independent samples (28 of which provided longitudinal data), = 50,987. According to both longitudinal and cross-sectional path analyses, self-control deficits predict depression and anxiety symptoms, and these symptoms then predict perseverative negative thinking. In the present research synthesis, we identified evidence that reduced self-control predicts increases in depressive and anxious symptoms, which, in turn, lead to perseverative negative thinking. All in all, this finding suggests an opportunity to treat depression and anxiety through training of self-control and emotional-regulation strategies.
在这项荟萃分析中，我们综合了关于持续消极思维、自我控制和执行功能的现有研究，以更好地界定它们在抑郁和焦虑症状中的病因学作用。在回顾了持续消极思维、自我控制、执行功能以及抑郁和焦虑症状的主要模型之后，对横断面研究和纵向研究中报告的相关关联进行了荟萃分析。共有223项研究符合纳入标准，提供了239个独立样本（其中28个提供了纵向数据），样本量n = 50,987。根据纵向和横断面路径分析，自我控制缺陷可预测抑郁和焦虑症状，而这些症状又会预测持续消极思维。在本研究综述中，我们发现有证据表明自我控制能力下降会导致抑郁和焦虑症状增加，进而导致持续消极思维。总而言之，这一发现表明通过自我控制训练和情绪调节策略来治疗抑郁和焦虑具有可能性。
