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The Association Between Work-Related Rumination and Executive Function Using the Behavior Rating Inventory of
1School of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom.
Frontiers in Psychology
|June 9, 2020
Summary
Work-related rumination is linked to lower executive function skills. Enhancing the ability to shift attention may help reduce workplace rumination and improve well-being.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Occupational Health Psychology
Background:
- Work-related rumination is associated with adverse health outcomes.
- Previous research suggests a negative correlation between work-related rumination and executive function, often using indirect measures.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between work-related rumination and executive function using a validated measure.
- To identify specific executive function components linked to work-related rumination.
Main Methods:
- Two studies were conducted, employing the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF-A) as an ecological measure of executive function.
- Study 1 (N=63) compared executive function in high versus low work-related ruminators.
- Study 2 (N=237) used regression analysis, controlling for fatigue and sleep, to pinpoint key executive function predictors of work-related rumination.
Main Results:
- Study 1 revealed that high work-related ruminators exhibited lower executive function skills across eight of nine BRIEF subscales.
- Study 2 identified the 'shift' subscale of behavioral regulation as a significant predictor of work-related rumination, even after accounting for fatigue and sleep.
Conclusions:
- Findings support a link between impaired executive function, particularly the ability to shift attention, and work-related rumination.
- Interventions aimed at enhancing attentional shifting may offer a strategy to mitigate work-related rumination and improve employee health.
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