期刊名称：International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy
印刷版ISSN：1577-7057
出版年度：2015
卷号：15
期号：3
页码：349-359
语种：English
出版社：Universidad de Almería
摘要：The present study examines the relationships between meditation, rumination and depressive symptoms. Research to date has found that individuals who meditate experience less ruminative thinking and have lower depressive symptoms than individuals who do not meditate. While most psychological studies in this area examined the inÁuence of controlled attention focused therapies on rumination and depression, this study describes the relationships between these indices in a non-clinical population. We hypothesize that: 1) The longer meditators practice meditation, the less they will experience ruminative thinking and depressive symptoms; 2) Meditators will have less ruminative thinking and depressive symptoms than non-meditators; 3) Different measures of meditation and ruminative thinking will negatively predict depressive symptoms; and 4) The relation between ruminative thinking and depressive symptoms will be positive and stronger among non-meditators than among meditators. 150 participants, about half of them practicing meditation, were sampled via social networks and answered questions pertaining to ruminative thinking, depressive symptoms and their meditation practice. Participants who practiced meditation for a longer period of time reported less rumination and depressive symptoms. Furthermore, meditators experienced signiÀcantly less ruminative thinking (but not depressive symptoms) than nonmeditators. Moreover, rumination was found to positively predict depressive symptoms, while meditation measures did not. Finally, the relationship between ruminative thinking and depressive symptoms was found to be positive, signiÀcant and stronger among nonmeditators than among meditators. Persistent meditation may have long lasting effects on lowering ruminative thinking and depressive symptoms.
其他摘要：The present study examines the relationships between meditation, rumination and depressive symptoms. Research to date has found that individuals who meditate experience less ruminative thinking and have lower depressive symptoms than individuals who do not meditate. While most psychological studies in this area examined the inÁuence of controlled attention focused therapies on rumination and depression, this study describes the relationships between these indices in a non-clinical population. We hypothesize that: 1) The longer meditators practice meditation, the less they will experience ruminative thinking and depressive symptoms; 2) Meditators will have less ruminative thinking and depressive symptoms than non-meditators; 3) Different measures of meditation and ruminative thinking will negatively predict depressive symptoms; and 4) The relation between ruminative thinking and depressive symptoms will be positive and stronger among non-meditators than among meditators. 150 participants, about half of them practicing meditation, were sampled via social networks and answered questions pertaining to ruminative thinking, depressive symptoms and their meditation practice. Participants who practiced meditation for a longer period of time reported less rumination and depressive symptoms. Furthermore, meditators experienced signiÀcantly less ruminative thinking (but not depressive symptoms) than nonmeditators. Moreover, rumination was found to positively predict depressive symptoms, while meditation measures did not. Finally, the relationship between ruminative thinking and depressive symptoms was found to be positive, signiÀcant and stronger among nonmeditators than among meditators. Persistent meditation may have long lasting effects on lowering ruminative thinking and depressive symptoms.
