The daily relations of co-rumination and perseverative cognition

Abstract Emotion regulation plays a crucial role in responding to daily stressors. While intrapersonal emotion regulation has received significant attention, the role of interpersonal emotion regulation remains understudied. This study aimed to explore the associations between intrapersonal persever...

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Main Authors: Lilla Nóra Kovács, Natália Kocsel, Zsófia Tóth, Tamás Smahajcsik-Szabó, Szilvia Karsai, Gyöngyi Kökönyei
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-87335-7
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author Lilla Nóra Kovács
Natália Kocsel
Zsófia Tóth
Tamás Smahajcsik-Szabó
Szilvia Karsai
Gyöngyi Kökönyei
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Natália Kocsel
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description Abstract Emotion regulation plays a crucial role in responding to daily stressors. While intrapersonal emotion regulation has received significant attention, the role of interpersonal emotion regulation remains understudied. This study aimed to explore the associations between intrapersonal perseverative cognition (i.e., rumination and worry) and interpersonal perseverative cognition (i.e., co-rumination), in the context of daily negative events. A daily diary study was conducted with a sample of university students (N = 178). The study comprised a baseline survey assessing trait-level variables, followed by a diary study where participants were sent an approximately two-minute-long survey every evening for 10 consecutive days. The findings indicated that daily co-rumination was associated with daily intrapersonal perseverative cognition, even when controlling for trait-level worry. The association between intra- and interpersonal perseverative cognition was stronger in the presence of daily negative events. Our findings indicate a need for further investigation into the contemporaneous relationship between co-rumination and intrapersonal rumination/worry, to ascertain their unique or joint adverse effects on mental health, especially within the context of daily negative events.
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spelling doaj-art-48686444872c4b9a84a91334ca454b572025-01-26T12:25:38ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-01-0115111110.1038/s41598-025-87335-7The daily relations of co-rumination and perseverative cognitionLilla Nóra Kovács0Natália Kocsel1Zsófia Tóth2Tamás Smahajcsik-Szabó3Szilvia Karsai4Gyöngyi Kökönyei5Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd UniversityInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd UniversityInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd UniversityInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd UniversityInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd UniversityInstitute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd UniversityAbstract Emotion regulation plays a crucial role in responding to daily stressors. While intrapersonal emotion regulation has received significant attention, the role of interpersonal emotion regulation remains understudied. This study aimed to explore the associations between intrapersonal perseverative cognition (i.e., rumination and worry) and interpersonal perseverative cognition (i.e., co-rumination), in the context of daily negative events. A daily diary study was conducted with a sample of university students (N = 178). The study comprised a baseline survey assessing trait-level variables, followed by a diary study where participants were sent an approximately two-minute-long survey every evening for 10 consecutive days. The findings indicated that daily co-rumination was associated with daily intrapersonal perseverative cognition, even when controlling for trait-level worry. The association between intra- and interpersonal perseverative cognition was stronger in the presence of daily negative events. Our findings indicate a need for further investigation into the contemporaneous relationship between co-rumination and intrapersonal rumination/worry, to ascertain their unique or joint adverse effects on mental health, especially within the context of daily negative events.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-87335-7
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The daily relations of co-rumination and perseverative cognition
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