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The influence of rumination on self-directed aggressive behaviour – an analogue study

The influence of rumination on self-directed aggressive behaviour – an analogue study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00019864
Enrollment
80
Registered
2019-12-05
Start date
2019-11-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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Conditions

Self-directed aggression healthy volunteers F32

Interventions

Group 1: In a two-factorial within-subject design, the participants proceed through two manipulation-conditions (rumination-condition (Arm 1), distractor-condition (Arm 2)). During the rumination-cond

Sponsors

Universität des Saarlandes Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Psychology students (first semester)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Vlinically relevant depressive symptomatology (Beck Depression Inventory II)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of the response behaviour in an adaptation of the self-aggression paradigm between the rumination-condition and distractor-condition of the analogue study. Interaction of the condition-dependent response behaviour and the survey measures (impulsivity, depressive symptoms, self-directed aggression, rumination style, general symptom severity, sense of coherence, self-worth, loneliness).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary endpoints are associations between aggression, rumination, and depression questionnaires as wells as between these questionnaires and third variables (impulsivity, global symptom severity, sense of coherence, self-worth, loneliness).

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristian Schanz

Universität des Saarlandes Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie

christian.schanz@uni-saarland.de++49 +681 302 71005

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026