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Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Short Depressive Rumination Scale in a Nonclinical Sample

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2018

Jorge Javier Ricarte ,
Eva Aizpurúa ,
Laura Ros ,
José Miguel Latorre  and
Filip Raes
Jorge Javier Ricarte
Affiliation:
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Spain)
Eva Aizpurúa
Affiliation:
Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)
Laura Ros*
Affiliation:
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Spain)
José Miguel Latorre
Affiliation:
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Spain)
Filip Raes
Affiliation:
University of Leuven (Belgium)
*
*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Laura Ros Segura. Departamento de Psicología de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. Albacete (Spain). E-mail: laura.ros@uclm.es
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Abstract

Repetitive negative thinking (RNT) is considered a transdiagnostic variable underlying common symptoms (e.g., depressed mood) across various mood disorders. Depressive rumination is one typical and frequent manifestation of RNT and is a well-known vulnerability factor of depression onset, maintenance and recurrence. Due to the time-related constraints in assessment settings and the association of rumination on sadness with diagnosis of depression, the rapid identification of individuals scoring high on this construct may become a useful screening tool in non-clinical samples. The main aim of the present study was to test the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Short Depressive Rumination Scale (SDRS) in a large sample (N = 649). Confirmatory Factor Analysis supported a one-factor model accounting for 75% of variance with an excellent internal consistency (α = .93) in spite of the reduced number of items (4 items). Criterion validity results based on associations with other well-established rumination (sub)scales, age, scores in depression and gender differences, were congruent. The results suggest that the SDRS, the shortest existing scale assessing depressive rumination to our knowledge, can be a useful instrument for a rapid assessment of depressive rumination in community samples.

Keywords

depressionnegative repetitive thinkingShort Rumiation Scale
Type
Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 21 , 2018 , E34
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2018 

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