Gender difference in rumination subtypes connecting to depression.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The prevalence of depression is higher in women than in men. This may be because women are more prone to rumination. However, there is a lack of evidence about which rumination symptoms are most strongly associated with depression in women. According to the network theory of mental disorders, the complex interaction between different subtypes of rumination and depressive symptoms is confusing. We utilized the network analysis method to examine the connection between different subtypes of rumination and depressive symptoms across different gender groups and to investigate gender differences in rumination-depression networks.

Methods

798 Chinese university students (50.5% males and 49.5% females) completed The Rumination Response Scale (RRS) and The Beck Depression Inv

SUBMITTER: Zou M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12436583 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature