Ruminative thoughts

Wyer, R. E. (Ed.) (1996). Ruminative thoughts. Advances in Social Cognition Volume IX. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Preview here.

Chapters:

1. Some ruminative thoughts (Abraham & Tesser)

2. Goal engagement and the ruminative experience (Carver)

3. Restructuring and realigning mental models: Ruminations as guides to cognitive home repair (Clark)

4. Ruminations on the rebound (Erber & Wegner)

5. Some thoughts about thinking (Gohm, Isbell, & Wyer)

6. Thinking about goals, glue and the meaning of life (King & Pennebaker)

7. Theories of thought flow : Points of kinship and fertile contrasts (Klinger)

8. Attention inhibition: Does it underlie ruminative thought? (Linville)

9. Chewing the cud and other ruminations (Nolen-Hoeksema)

10. Recurrent thought: Implications forattitudes and persuasion (Petty, Jarvis, & Evans)

11. When do unconscious goals cloud our minds? (Uleman)

12. Rumination: When all else fails (Waenke & Schmid)

13. Clarifying our thoughts (Martin & Tesser)

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.

Preview available here.