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SUPPRESSION OF NEGATIVE SELF-REFERENT AND NEUTRAL THOUGHTS: A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2002

Lee J. Markowitz  and
Jennifer L. S. Borton
Lee J. Markowitz
Affiliation:
University of Waterloo, Canada
Jennifer L. S. Borton
Affiliation:
Hamilton College, USA
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Abstract

Inconsistent results have emerged in thought suppression studies using thought frequency counts as the primary dependent measure. In the present study, we used cognitive and emotional measures to assess the effects of suppressing negative self-referent and neutral thoughts. Although no between-group differences in cognitive outcomes emerged, participants in the negative self-referent thought condition experienced more anxiety, frustration, and hostility than did participants in the neutral thought condition. Affective measures appear necessary to assess the effects of suppressing personally relevant thoughts.

Keywords

Thought suppressionself-esteemcopinganxiety
Type
Main Section
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , July 2002 , pp. 271 - 277
Copyright
© 2002 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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