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ArticlePloS one2025

An ecological momentary assessment study assessing repetitive negative thinking as a predictor for psychopathology.

Julia Funk, Celina Müller, Tabea Rosenkranz, Benjamin Aas, Cristina Botella, Felix Burkhardt, Johnny R J Fontaine, Mads Frost, Azucena Garcia-Palacios, Christiane Hoessle and 12 more

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22 authors.

Julia FunkDepartment of Psychology, LMU Munich.ORCID 0000-0003-2496-5037
Celina MüllerDepartment of Psychology, LMU Munich.
Tabea RosenkranzDepartment of Psychology, LMU Munich.
Benjamin AasDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany.
Cristina BotellaUniversitat Jaume I, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8783-6959
Felix BurkhardtaudEERING, Germany.
Johnny R J FontaineDepartment of Work, Organization and Society, Ghent University, Belgium.
Mads FrostMonsenso A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Azucena Garcia-PalaciosUniversitat Jaume I, Spain.
Christiane HoessleDepartment of Psychology, LMU Munich.
Veerle E I HuygheDepartment of Work, Organization and Society, Ghent University, Belgium.
Johanna LöchnerDepartment of Psychology, LMU Munich.ORCID 0000-0003-2886-9253
Alexandra NewboldMood Disorders Centre, University of Exeter.
Reinhard PekrunDepartment of Psychology, LMU Munich.ORCID 0000-0003-4489-3827
Belinda PlattDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany.
Klaus SchererUniversity of Geneva.
Gerd Schulte-KörneDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany.
Björn W SchulleraudEERING, Germany.
Varinka VoigtDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany.
Maria VossDepartment of Psychology, LMU Munich.
Edward WatkinsMood Disorders Centre, University of Exeter.ORCID 0000-0002-2432-5577
Thomas EhringDepartment of Psychology, LMU Munich.ORCID 0000-0001-9502-6868

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Repetitive negative thinking (RNT), an important transdiagnostic process, is commonly assessed using trait questionnaires. While these instruments ask respondents to estimate their general tendency towards RNT, ecological momentary assessment (EMA) allows to assess how much individuals actually engage in RNT in their daily lives. In a sample of N =  1,176 adolescents and young adults, we investigated whether average levels of RNT assessed via EMA predicted psychopathological symptoms. Adjusting for trait RNT measures and baseline scores on outcome measures, we found that average levels of RNT assessed via EMA significantly predicted higher depressive and anxiety symptoms as well as lower mental well-being at baseline, one-, three-, and twelve-month follow-up. Exploratory analyses of the association between temporal dynamics of RNT (e.g., RNT inertia) and psychopathological symptoms yielded inconsistent results. The high predictive power of average scores on the EMA-based RNT measure suggests that EMA is a promising tool for assessing RNT.

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AnxietyDepressionEcological Momentary AssessmentPessimismThinkingAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMalePsychopathologySurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adult

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PMID40138279
PMCPMC11940665

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