Impact of Self-Generated Thoughts on Anxiety Symptoms Among University Students: Mediating Role of Rumination

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Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research Pub Date : 2020-03-31 DOI:10.33824/pjpr.2020.35.1.3

I. Kiran, S. Ahsan, S. Zaheer, Ayisha Naz

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Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the impact of self-generated thoughts (daydreaming) on symptoms of anxiety among university students. Furthermore, mediating role of rumination was also studied. A sample of 300 university students aged 18-28 years and with minimum education of 14 years was collected through purposive sampling technique from different universities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Self-report measures including Day-Dreaming Frequency Subscale of Imaginal Process Inventory (Singer & Antrobus, 1970) Ruminative Response Scale (Treynor, Gonzalez, & Nolen-Hoeksema, 2003), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (Beck, Epstein, Brown, & Steer, 1988) were administered to measure study variables. Results yielded self-generated thoughts as a significant positive predictor of anxiety symptoms, whereas rumination was found to significantly predict anxiety in positive direction. Moreover, rumination mediated the relationship between self-generated thoughts and symptoms of anxiety. Female students scored significantly higher on daydreaming, rumination, and anxiety symptoms as compared to male university students. This study will be helpful for mental health professionals to gain a better understanding that how daydreaming can have an impact on individual’s cognition and thus can raise more awareness about dangers associated with excessive daydreaming.

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自我产生思想对大学生焦虑症状的影响:反刍的中介作用

本研究旨在探讨自我产生的想法(白日梦)对大学生焦虑症状的影响。此外，还研究了反刍的中介作用。通过有目的的抽样技术，从拉瓦尔品第和伊斯兰堡的不同大学收集了300名年龄在18-28岁，最低受教育年限为14年的大学生样本。自我报告测量包括幻想过程量表白日梦频率子量表(Singer & Antrobus, 1970)、反思反应量表(Treynor, Gonzalez， & Nolen-Hoeksema, 2003)和贝克焦虑量表(Beck, Epstein, Brown， & Steer, 1988)来测量研究变量。结果显示，自我产生的想法是焦虑症状的显著正向预测因子，而反刍被发现在积极方向上显著预测焦虑。此外，反刍还介导了自我产生的想法与焦虑症状之间的关系。女大学生在白日梦、沉思和焦虑症状方面的得分明显高于男大学生。这项研究将有助于心理健康专业人员更好地了解白日梦是如何影响个人认知的，从而提高人们对过度白日梦危险的认识。

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期刊介绍： Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research (PJPR) is published biannually by the National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan. Its first issue was published in Summer, 1986. Since then two issues, one in summer and the other in winter, have been appearing every year. The Journal provides an outlet for fully documented researches addressing educational, social, developmental, and other areas of Psychology. Preference is given to empirical articles, which deal with the application of psychological knowledge in understanding the problems of national and international importance. The Journal welcomes contributions from all corners. However, participation from the developing countries is eagerly sought in view of its under-representation in research journals published in the West. The PJPR maintains an international editorial board of Consulting Editors belonging to different countries, with expertise in a large number of areas. It employs a double-blind reviewing process i.e., the authors are not identified to reviewers and reviewers are not made known to authors. The contents of PJPR are being abstracted by the Proquest, and in PsycInfo. PJPR is included in the List of Social Sciences Journals recognized by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.