R. Khorsandi; H. Hadianfard; M. A. Goodarzi; N. Mohammadi
Volume 20, Issue 1 , June 2013, , Pages 39-60
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of rumination and reflection and their dimensions (private and public) as predictor variables in depression. Participants included 129 individuals (67 women, 62 men) with different severities of depression and normal people. Depressed subjects were selected ...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the role of rumination and reflection and their dimensions (private and public) as predictor variables in depression. Participants included 129 individuals (67 women, 62 men) with different severities of depression and normal people. Depressed subjects were selected through judgmental sampling from clients of psychiatric hospitals or counseling clinics of Shiraz. Normal subjects were selected from people who had no mental disorder, based on a clinical interview and Beck Depression Inventory II. The participants completed the revised version of Rumination - Reflection Inventory (Fleckhammer, 2004), which is consisted of private and public subscales. Correlation and multiple regressions were conducted in two steps. First, total rumination and reflection were entered in the equation. The results showed that, there are positive and significant correlation between depression and total rumination, and negative and significant correlation between depression and reflection, between total rumination and total reflection (p < 0.01). The result of multiple regression showed that total rumination predicted, positively and significantly, total depression (p < 0.0005). Also, reflection predicted, negatively and significantly, total depression (p < 0.0005). At the second stage, public and private rumination and reflection were entered in the equation. The results showed that, there are significant and positive correlation between depression and private and public rumination, and significant and negative correlation between depression and public and private reflection (p < 0.01). The result of multiple regression showed that public rumination (p < 0.001) and private rumination (p < 0.0005), positively and significantly, predicted total depression. Private reflection, negatively and significantly, predicted total depression (p < 0.0005), but public reflection did not predict depression
