Ruminative Responses Scale (RRS)
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Ruminative Responses Scale
A computerized self-report questionnaire consisting of 22 4-point Likert Scale questions measuring a person's focus on negative moods
References
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Treynor, W., Gonzalez, R. & Nolen-Hoeksema, S. Rumination Reconsidered: A Psychometric Analysis. Cognitive Therapy and Research 27, 247–259 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023910315561
Roelofs, J., Muris, P., Huibers, M., Peeters, F., & Arntz, A. (2006). On the measurement of rumination: A psychometric evaluation of the ruminative response scale and the rumination on sadness scale in undergraduates. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 37(4), 299–313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2006.03.002
Caselli, G., Ferretti, C., Leoni, M., Rebecchi, D., Rovetto, F., & Spada, M. M. (2010). Rumination as a predictor of drinking behaviour in alcohol abusers: a prospective study. Addiction (Abingdon, England), 105(6), 1041–1048. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.02912.x
Johnson, D. P., & Whisman, M. A. (2013). Gender differences in rumination: A meta-analysis. Personality and Individual Differences, 55(4), 367–374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2013.03.019
Rogers, M. L., & Joiner, T. E. (2017). Rumination, Suicidal Ideation, and Suicide Attempts: A Meta-Analytic Review. Review of General Psychology, 21(2), 132–142. https://doi.org/10.1037/gpr0000101
Watkins, E. R., & Roberts, H. (2020). Reflecting on rumination: Consequences, causes, mechanisms and treatment of rumination. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 127, 103573–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2020.103573