Clancy, F, Prestwich, A orcid.org/0000-0002-7489-6415, Ferguson, E et al. (1 more author) (2021) Cross-sectional and prospective associations between stress, perseverative cognition and health behaviours. Psychology & Health. ISSN 0887-0446
Abstract
Objectives
The Perseverative Cognition Hypothesis (proposing negative repetitive thinking has detrimental effects on physical health), has been extended to include health behaviours. This study aimed to examine relationships between perseverative cognition, stress and health behaviours.
Design
Participants (n = 336) completed online surveys twice, 3 months apart.
Main outcome measures
Cross-sectional and prospective associations between perseverative cognition (worry, brooding and reflection), stress and health behaviours (sleep, diet, physical activity and alcohol).
Results
Analyses demonstrated associations between worry, brooding and reflection and health behaviours, cross-sectionally and prospectively, including sleep and unhealthy snacking. Adding perseverative cognition variables to models simultaneously, only two associations remained (brooding and unhealthy snacking, worry and poorer sleep quality). Controlling for stress, only the cross-sectional association between brooding and more unhealthy snacking remained significant and no significant interactions with stress were found.
Conclusion
This study evidences associations between components of perseverative cognition and health behaviours cross-sectionally and prospectively.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author produced version of a journal article published in Psychology & Health. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Perseverative cognition; worry; brooding; reflection; stress; health behaviours |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Jan 2021 13:26 |
Last Modified: | 05 Jan 2022 01:38 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/08870446.2020.1867727 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:169850 |