This study aimed to investigate whether the relationship between mind wandering （MW） and depression was buffered by a decentering tendency and mediated by negative rumination. A web-based survey was conducted among 309 undergraduate and graduate students. Results of a two-factor ANOVA with MW and decentering tendency as independent variables showed that only the main effect of decentering tendency was significant. Further, the relationship between MW, negative rumination, decentering tendency, and depression was examined by a covariance structure analysis. The goodness-of-fit of the model was generally acceptable, where negative rumination mediated between MW and depression, and negative rumination was low when decentering tendency was high. These results suggest that high decentering tendency reduces depression regardless of the MW level, and the relationship between MW and depression is mediated by negative rumination.
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明治学院大学大学院心理学研究科 心理学研究科紀要25号（2020年3月）
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Factors influencing the relationship between mind-wandering and depression: The buffering effect of decentering and the mediated effect of negative rumination
マインドワンダリングと抑うつの関連に影響を及ぼす要因―脱中心化の緩衝効果・ネガティブな反すうの媒介効果の検討―
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