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Studia Psychologica Vol.50, No.4, p.429-435, 2008

Title: COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING AS RELATED TO ANXIETY AND SELF-ESTEEM
Author: Alexandra PROKOPCAKOVA, Zdena RUISELOVA
Abstract: 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: counterfactual thinking, anxiety, rumination, reflection, self-esteem
Year: 2008, Volume: 50, Issue: 4 Page From: 429, Page To: 435


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