Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: October 24, 2022
Last Modified: April 01, 2026 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements a computerized version of the Ruminative Responses Scale-10 items (RRS-10, Treynor et al, 2003). Rumination can be described as a tendency to use 'repetitive and passive focus on one's negative emotions' and has been linked to depression.
The RRS-10 is a short version of the original 22-item RRS scale with all 12 D(epression) items removed.
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Nolen-Hoeksema, S. (2000). The Role of Rumination in Depressive Disorders and Mixed Anxiety/Depressive Symptoms. Journal of Abnormal Psychology (1965), 109(3), 504–511. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.109.3.504
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
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The RRS10 scale is a self-report measure consisting of 10 4-point Likert Scale questions.
File Name: RRS_summary*.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| computer.touch | 0 = device has no touchscreen capabilities; 1 = device has touchscreen capabilities |
| computer.hasKeyboard | 0 = no external keyboard detected; 1 = external keyboard detected |
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| totalRRS10 | The total rumination response scale score, calculated as the sum of the individual 10 responses Range: 10 - 40, the higher the score the more participants tend to ruminate |
File Name: rrs.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject | Participant ID |
| group | Group number |
| session | Session number |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values) Scale: 1 (almost never) - 4 (almost always) _B: brooding _R: reflection |
| q*_latency | How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited) |