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KMID : 0981220150150030501
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Congnitive Behavior Therapy in Korea
2015 Volume.15 No. 3 p.501 ~ p.517
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The Effects of Rumination and Thought Suppression on Depression : The Moderating Effect of Neuroticism
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Lee Eun-Ji
Park Soo-Hyun
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Abstract
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The present study examined whether neuroticism moderates the effects of rumination and thought suppression, presently regarded as maladaptive emotion regulation strategies particulary in the course of depression. A total of 346 undergraduates were asked to complete questionnaires assessing rumination, thought suppression, depression, and neuroticism. In multiple regression analysis, the effects of rumination and thought suppression on depression varied depending on the degree of neuroticism. In other words, higher degree of rumination and thought suppression were related to more depressive symptoms when the level of neuroticism was high, but the effects of rumination and thought suppression on depression relatively decreased with low degree of neuroticism. The results suggest that the effects of maladaptive emotion regulation strategies on depression differ depending on individual variables such as neurotic personality trait. Our findings show that traditional maladaptive emotion regulation strategies may not always bring about negative outcomes such as depression and suggest that there is a need to consider personality traits when examining the effectiveness of traditional psychological interventions that aim to modify emotion regulation strategies.
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KEYWORD
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rumination, thought suppression, neuroticism, depression, emotion regulation
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