Department of Clinical Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. , monir_esfahan@yahoo.com
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Background: Rumination is defined as a process of repeated thoughts, the present research claims that metacognition is a set of mental abilities that help to understand phenomena and a person can identify the source of his resentment, and the premise of this research is that the ability to identify situations Self-thinking and understanding the impact of thought processes on behavior, action and reasoning and managing emotions by understanding the source of emotions can reduce rumination. Therefore, the study of rumination in married women regarding the variables of metacognition, emotion regulation and self-differentiation is necessary to improve the quality of life of individuals and of course the society.
Aims: The present study aimed to predict rumination based on meta cognition, emotional regulation and differentiation of self.
Methods: This research is descriptive-correlation study and statistical population was all married women of Tehran. 400 participants were selected by multi stages clustering. To gather data, thought rumination questionnaire of Tropnell (1999), meta cognition scale of Wells (2004), emotional regulation of Gross (2003) and Scowron differentiation of self (1989) were used.
Results: Data was analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and multi- variables regression by SPSS 22. Findings showed that rumination is predicted by meta cognition, emotional regulation and differentiation of self so that 29% rumination is explained by three variables (R=0.545). There is negative correlation between rumination and meta cognition (-0.31), rumination and emotional regulation (-0.33), and rumination and differentiation of self (-0.36).
Conclusion: In conclusion, meta cognition, emotional regulation and differentiation of self can explain rumination significantly and may be used in prediction or reduction of rumination.
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Special Received: 2024/09/8 | Accepted: 2024/11/10 | Published: 2026/02/20
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