Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6787935 | Asian Journal of Psychiatry | 2014 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Although illness perception has been shown to be associated with illness outcomes in various chronic physical diseases, the association of illness perception and rumination are not well elucidated in mental disorders. This study aims to investigate the mediational effects of adaptive and maladaptive rumination in the relationship between illness perception and negative emotions (depression, anxiety and stress) in male and female patients (NÂ =Â 110) suffering from depressive disorders. The results showed that maladaptive rumination mediated the relationship between illness perception and negative emotions in both male and female depressive patients. However, no mediating effects of adaptive rumination were found in the relationship between illness perception and negative emotion. Maladaptive rumination mediated the relationship between perceived identity, chronicity of illness, consequences of illness and emotional representation of illness and negative emotions in males. It also mediated the relationship between perceived identity and emotional representation of illness and negative emotions in females. The results, possible clinical implications and limitations of this study are also discussed.
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Authors
Yanxia Lu, Catherine Tang, Chiew Shan Liow, Winnie Wei Ni Ng, Cyrus Su Hui Ho, Roger Chun Mun Ho,