COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING AS RELATED TO ANXIETY AND SELF-ESTEEM

• Authors: Prokopcakova A. , Ruiselova Z.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The research study deals with the occurrence and characteristics of counterfactual thinking (CT) in a sample of 456 nurses, and relationships between this type of thinking and personality - of its characteristics, those studied were anxiety, self-esteem, rumination, reflection, curiosity, aggressiveness and depressiveness. Results showed a higher CT occurrence and higher rumination and reflection level related to higher anxiety, the relation between CT frequency and level of self-esteem was not significant. CT as a help to possible future problem solving (representing the adaptive function of CT) is mentioned by up to 77.26% of nurses. This contribution (help) is related to a higher level of curiosity and reflection and a lower level of anxiety.

Keywords

EN

ANXIETY; COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING; REFLECTION; RUMINATION; SELF-ESTEEM

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 50
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 429-435
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Prokopcakova A.

author

Ruiselova Z.

• A. Prokopcakova, Ustav experimentalnej psychologie SAV, Dubravska cesta 9, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08SKAAAA05418