Publications by authors named "Sara A Kurko"
Article Synopsis
- - Repetitive negative thinking (RNT) is a cycle of unproductive thoughts often seen in people with anxiety and depression, but traditional self-report methods don't fully explain why these thoughts persist.
- - The study explored if RNT is influenced by a negatively biased semantic network, using a modified free association task to analyze how participants generate responses after hearing cue words.
- - Results showed that longer chains of negative responses predicted higher levels of trait RNT and negative emotions, particularly when starting with positive cue words, indicating that RNT can be assessed through semantic patterns rather than just self-reports.
