Indecisiveness moderates the relationship between rumination modes and depressive symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Major depressive disorder is a debilitating and common mental health condition. Rumination and indecisiveness are both well-established cognitive risk factors for depressive symptoms, but their interactive effects remain underexplored. Drawing on theories about rumination's level of construal, which distinguish between abstract and concrete modes of thinking, this study examined whether aversive indecisiveness moderates the relationships between rumination modes (abstract and concrete) and concurrent depressive symptoms.

Method

We recruited two samples: an undergraduate student sample (Sample 1, N = 412) and a general population sample (Sample 2, N = 258). Participants completed self-report measures of depressive symptoms, rumination modes, and ind

SUBMITTER: Winchell B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12631396 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature