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The Mediating Role of Early Maladaptive Schemas in the Relation between Co-Rumination and Depression in Young Adults

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  • Michela Balsamo
  • Leonardo Carlucci
  • Maria Rita Sergi
  • Karla Klein Murdock
  • Aristide Saggino

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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.

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  • Michela Balsamo & Leonardo Carlucci & Maria Rita Sergi & Karla Klein Murdock & Aristide Saggino, 2015. "The Mediating Role of Early Maladaptive Schemas in the Relation between Co-Rumination and Depression in Young Adults," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(10), pages 1-14, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0140177
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140177
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