Duration of Perseverative Thinking as Related to Perceived Stress and Blood Pressure: An Ambulatory Monitoring Study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Psychological distress may be intensified and prolonged by perseverative thinking (e.g., rumination, worry). The tendency to engage frequently in perseverative thinking has been linked to increased blood pressure (BP). Research is needed to investigate the physiological consequences of time spent perseverating by testing the momentary association between the duration of perseverative thinking and BP. The present study examines the extent to which the duration of perseverative thinking is associated with momentary perceived stress and ambulatory BP elevations during daily life. METHODS:Participants (N = 373) drawn from a larger project on BP and cardiovascular health completed 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring accompanied by ecological momentary assessments of their perseverative t

SUBMITTER: Birk JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6713609 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature