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ArticleBJPsych open2026

The roles of dysfunctional attitudes, rumination and mind-wandering in emotional and non-emotional memory of university students in China.

Yafei Chen, Yumeng Yang, Xiaozhu Wei, Yifei Ren, Zhiruo Zhou, Chunxi Ke, Wenwen Ou, Shenglan Tan, Yumeng Ju

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Yafei ChenDepartment of Psychiatry, https://ror.org/053v2gh09National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8748-1235
Yumeng YangDepartment of Psychiatry, https://ror.org/053v2gh09National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1973-5309
Xiaozhu WeiDepartment of Psychiatry, https://ror.org/053v2gh09National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yifei RenDepartment of Psychology and Human Development, Institute of Education, University College London, UK.
Zhiruo ZhouDepartment of Psychiatry, https://ror.org/053v2gh09National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Chunxi KeDepartment of Psychiatry, https://ror.org/053v2gh09National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Wenwen OuDepartment of Psychiatry, https://ror.org/053v2gh09National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Shenglan TanDepartment of Pharmacy, https://ror.org/053v2gh09The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yumeng JuDepartment of Psychiatry, https://ror.org/053v2gh09National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.

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backgroundMemory deficits are among the key risk factors in mental health problems, and are associated with dysfunctional cognitive factors.

aimsThe present study explored the relations between dysfunctional attitudes, rumination and mind-wandering, and emotional and non-emotional memory, respectively, aiming to inform the mechanism underlying the negative association of these cognitive factors with memory.

methodA total of 123 undergraduate university students completed self-report measurements, including Dysfunctional Attitude Scale Form A, Rumination Responses Scale, Mind Wandering Frequency Scale and the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale. Additionally, they were invited to participate in an experiment consisting of two tasks (

resultsBased on correlational analyses, rumination, dysfunctional attitudes and depression are negatively correlated with the accuracy of negative emotional face memory (emotional memory, all

conclusionsThe study indicated that dysfunctional attitudes are related mostly to negative emotional memories, and that rumination is mostly associated with non-emotional memories. Dysfunctional attitude and rumination represent potential treatment targets for emotional and non-emotional memory deficits, respectively, related to psychopathology.

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dysfunctional attitudesemotional memorymind-wanderingnon-emotional memoryRumination

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PMCPMC12835694

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