Psychometric properties of the spanish short depressive rumination scale in a nonclinical sample

Jorge Javier Ricarte ^[1] ; Eva Aizpurúa ^[2] ; Laura Ros ^[1] ; José Miguel Latorre ^[1] ; Filip Raes ^[3]
1. [1] Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
  
  Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
  
  Ciudad Real, España
2. [2] Trinity College Dublin
  
  Trinity College Dublin
  
  Irlanda
3. [3] KU Leuven
  
  KU Leuven
  
  Arrondissement Leuven, Bélgica
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Localización: The Spanish Journal of Psychology, ISSN 1138-7416, Nº 21, 2018, págs. 1-10
Idioma: inglés
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- Repetitive negative thinking (RNT) is considered a transdiagnostic variable underlying common symptoms (e.g., depressed mood) across various mood disorders. Depressive rumination is one typical and frequent manifestation of RNT and is a well-known vulnerability factor of depression onset, maintenance and recurrence. Due to the time-related constraints in assessment settings and the association of rumination on sadness with diagnosis of depression, the rapid identification of individuals scoring high on this construct may become a useful screening tool in non-clinical samples. The main aim of the present study was to test the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Short Depressive Rumination Scale (SDRS) in a large sample (N = 649). Confirmatory Factor Analysis supported a one-factor model accounting for 75% of variance with an excellent internal consistency (α = .93) in spite of the reduced number of items (4 items). Criterion validity results based on associations with other well-established rumination (sub)scales, age, scores in depression and gender differences, were congruent. The results suggest that the SDRS, the shortest existing scale assessing depressive rumination to our knowledge, can be a useful instrument for a rapid assessment of depressive rumination in community samples.