11 January 2017

Rumination is defined as ‘a mode of responding to distress  that involves repetitively and passively focusing on symptoms  of distress and on the possible causes and consequences  of these symptoms’ (Nolen-Hoeksema et al., 2008). This  tendency characterizes depression (Nolen-Hoeksema et al.,  2008), and has been ascribed to deficient control processes  that cannot rid memory of negative information (Joormann,  2005). As such, a growing literature has examined the  relationship between depressive rumination and cognitive  control during demanding cognitive tasks.  However, it is likely that the most prominent display of  rumination is not when people are engaged in a task, but  when they are at rest.

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