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The Impact of Thought Speed and Variability on Psychological State and Threat Perception: Further Exploration of the Theory of Mental Motion

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Rosser, Benjamin and Wright, K. (2016) The Impact of Thought Speed and Variability on Psychological State and Threat Perception: Further Exploration of the Theory of Mental Motion. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 40 (4). pp. 453-467. ISSN Print 0147-5916 Online 1573-2819

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Thought speed and variability are purportedly common features of specific psychological states, such as mania and anxiety. The present study explored the independent and combinational influence of these variables upon condition-specific symptoms and affective state, as proposed by Pronin and Jacobs’ (Perspect Psychol Sci, 3:461–485, 2008) theory of mental motion. A general population sample was recruited online (N = 263). Participants completed a thought speed and variability manipulation task, inducing a combination of fast/slow and varied/repetitive thought. Change in mania and anxiety symptoms was assessed through direct self-reported symptom levels and indirect, processing bias assessment (threat interpretation). Results indicated that fast and varied thought independently increased self-reported mania symptoms. Affect was significantly less positive and more negative during slow thought. No change in anxiety symptoms or threat interpretation was found between manipulation conditions. No evidence for the proposed combinational influence of speed and variability was found. Implications and avenues for therapeutic intervention are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	The full-text cannot be supplied for this item. Please check availability with your local library or Interlibrary Requests Service. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10608-016-9753-5 subject to terms and conditions.
Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords:	thought speed, thought variability, mental motion, mania, anxiety, depression, threat, transdiagnostic
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	College of Business, Psychology and Sport > School of Psychology
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Depositing User:	Benjamin Rosser
Date Deposited:	25 Feb 2016 12:00
Last Modified:	17 Jun 2020 17:09
URI:	https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/4152

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