The relationship between ruminative thought and facets of neuroticism

The present study was developed to assess the relationship between rumination, neuroticism and its facets (vulnerability, psychosocial maladjustment, anxiety and depression) and gender. Three hubdred sixty-one undergraduate students (48.5% females) participated in the study and the mean age was 19.9...

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Autores: ZANON, Cristian, BORSA, Juliane Callegaro, BANDEIRA, Denise Ruschel, HUTZ, Claudio Simon
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)
Repositorio:Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/8757
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/8757
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Psychological assessment
Five factor personality model
Neuroticism
Personality
Rumination
Sex
Avaliação psicológica
Modelos dos cinco grandes fatores
Neuroticismo
Personalidade
Ruminação
Sexo
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Sumario:The present study was developed to assess the relationship between rumination, neuroticism and its facets (vulnerability, psychosocial maladjustment, anxiety and depression) and gender. Three hubdred sixty-one undergraduate students (48.5% females) participated in the study and the mean age was 19.9 (SD=3.6). The students were tested collectively in their classrooms. The results showed positive correlations between rumination and neuroticism and its facets, and these correlations did not differ statistically between male and female students. Male students presented higher levels of psychosocial maladjustment and depression than female students. Anxiety levels were however higher in female students. These findings are subsequently discussed according to literature and further lines of research are suggested.