The relation between thinking and mood in daily life

The effects of content and context of thought

Bibliographic Data

ID20409398
AuthorsIvan Nyklíček (0000-0001-8230-1488), Ivan Nyklı́ček (0000-0001-6699-9513, Tilburg University, corresponding author), Angelica M Tinga (0000-0001-6389-8477, Tilburg University), Silke Spapens (Tilburg University)
Year2021
Volume95
Pages103193
Publication date2021-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueConsciousness and Cognition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1053-8100 • E-ISSN: 1090-2376
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.concog.2021.103193
PMID34450433
OpenAlexW3194479483
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited22

The association between thought content and mood in daily life is far from established. The aim of the present investigation was to examine the role of content and context of thought in daily life mood (i) concurrent and across time, and (ii) as simple effects and as interactions between them. Participants were 50 university students (82% female), who completed experience sampling assessments for a week. Linear mixed-effects models showed that time and object aspects of thought were significantly associated with concurrent mood. In addition, interaction effects between object of thought and thought context (activity) significantly predicted concurrent, but not future, mood, sometimes showing a switch from a positive to a negative association in certain contexts. It is concluded that associations between thought content and mood in daily life (i) are depending on the activity context, and (ii) seem to be relatively short-lived in most cases

Developmental psychology · Experience sampling method · Mood · Negative mood · Psychotherapist · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Clinical Psychology · Mental Health Research Topics · Mind wandering and attention · Psychology · Social Psychology

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