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Rosser, BA and Wright, KA (2016) The impact of thought speed and variability on psychological state and threat perception: Further exploration of the theory of mental motion. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 40 (4). pp. 453-467. ISSN 0147-5916
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Abstract
Thought speed and variability are purportedly common features of specific psychological states, such as mania and anxiety. The present study explored the independent and combinational influence of these variables upon condition-specific symptoms and affective state, as proposed by Pronin and Jacobs’ (2008) theory of mental motion. A general population sample was recruited online (N = 263). Participants completed a thought speed and variability manipulation task, inducing a combination of fast/slow and varied/repetitive thought. Change in mania and anxiety symptoms was assessed through direct self-reported symptom levels and indirect, processing bias assessment (threat interpretation). Results indicated that fast and varied thought independently increased self-reported mania symptoms. Affect was significantly less positive and more negative during slow thought. No change in anxiety symptoms or threat interpretation was found between manipulation conditions. No evidence for the proposed combinational influence of speed and variability was found. Implications and avenues for therapeutic intervention are discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Cognitive Therapy and Research. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10608-016-9753-5 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1701 Psychology, 1702 Cognitive Science |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Divisions: | Natural Sciences & Psychology (closed 31 Aug 19) |
| Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Apr 2018 10:05 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 04:04 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1007/s10608-016-9753-5 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/5679 |
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