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Predictors of thought rebound

P C Rutledge1, R A Hancock, J H Rutledge

  • 1Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0029, USA.

Behaviour Research and Therapy
|July 1, 1996
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Individual differences in thought rebound were studied. Higher ACT scores predicted more thought rebound, while less obsessionality and anxiety predicted more rebound in males.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Psychology of Individual Differences

Background:

  • The thought rebound effect describes increased thought expression after attempting suppression.
  • Individual differences in this effect are not well understood.
  • Previous research has not consistently identified predictors of thought rebound.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine individual differences in the thought rebound effect.
  • To identify psychological variables that predict thought rebound.
  • To test the generalizability of predictors across two studies.

Main Methods:

  • Two studies were conducted involving participants completing measures of cognitive ability, personality, and thought suppression.
  • Regression analyses were used to identify predictors of thought rebound.

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  • Study 1 used a four-factor model, and Study 2 included replication and extension models.

    • Main Results:

    • The majority of participants did not show a significant thought rebound effect.
    • In Study 1, higher ACT Composite scores, gender, thought intrusion frequency, and their interaction predicted rebound.
    • Study 2 replicated the ACT effect and found that lower obsessionality, lower trait anxiety, white race, gender, and 16 PF independence predicted more rebound.

    Conclusions:

    • Individual differences significantly influence the thought rebound effect.
    • Cognitive ability (ACT), personality traits (obsessionality, anxiety, independence), and demographics (gender, race) are associated with thought rebound.
    • Findings contribute to a more nuanced understanding of thought rebound theory and its predictors.