The Mediating Role of Early Maladaptive Schemas in the Relation between Co-Rumination and Depression in Young Adults.
Research on co-rumination has investigated its relationship with internalizing symptoms, but few studies have addressed underlying maladaptive cognitive-affective processes that may play an important role in the maintenance of this relation. This study examines if Young's schema domains mediate the relation between co-rumination and depression in a community sample of non-clinical young adults. Participants completed the Co-Rumination Questionnaire, Young Schema Questionnaire-L3, and Teate Depression Inventory. Correlations and path analysis were calculated for the full sample and separately by gender. The schema domains of Overvigilance/Inhibition and Other-Directedness fully mediated the relation between co-rumination and depression. When analyses were performed separately for males and females, mediation persisted only for females. Findings suggest that among young women, co-rumination with a friend may be associated with depressive symptoms because of its activation of specific maladaptive cognitive schemas. Better understanding of the content and processes underpinning co-rumination may have important implications for the prevention and treatment of depression.
Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy.
Michela
M
Balsamo
Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy.
Leonardo
L
Carlucci
Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy.
Maria Rita
MR
Sergi
Department of Psychology, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, United State of America.
Karla
K
Klein Murdock
Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy.
Aristide
A
Saggino
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult