The Prediction of Rumination on Positive Mood Change Using the Positive Memory App
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2023-01-31
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Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) in the form of memory training has become a more promising intervention for depression. However, existing literature has not yet sufficiently investigated the role that rumination might play in CBM, especially regarding the negativity bias and the overgeneralised autobiographical memory bias through positive memory training. The present study looked at the link between the amount of rumination and mood change using the positive memory training app. Specifically whether mood change was related to how well the app was used, by looking at its link with rumination and how many positive memories were recorded. A total of 30 students participated in this study. A questionnaire assessed their negative mood and rumination levels both before and after the positive memory app intervention, on which they kept track of positive memories throughout the week. Bootstrap mediation analysis was applied using the PROCESS macro. The results showed that no positive mood change was found as a result of the intervention and no relation was found between rumination and the amount of positive memories registered. In the end, the mediation effect of positive memories was also not significant. The study contributes to the growing body of literature on CBM as an intervention for depression, specifically on the use of positive memory training. Limitations of the study and suggestions for future reference are discussed as well.
Keywords: rumination, cognitive biases, cognitive bias modification, positive mood
change, memory training app
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Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen