Some Ruminative Thoughts

A chapter by key rumination researchers Leonard Martin and Abraham Tesser, outlining key elements of rumination with a goal-focused orientation.

Key sections:

Common features of rumination
Modes of ruminative thought
The mechanics of rumination (discrepancies in goal progress, controlling rumination)
Additional considerations (role in affect, individual differences)
Theory of rumination review

Martin, L. L., & Tesser, A. (1996). Some ruminative thoughts. In R. S. Wyer (Ed.) Advances in social cognition (Vol. IX) (pp. 3-47). USA: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

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