TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship between perseverative cognitions and mental health and physical health complaints among college students
AU - Zawadzki, Matthew J.
AU - Boals, Adriel
AU - Mathews, Nick
AU - Schuler, Keke
AU - Southard-Dobbs, Shana
AU - Smyth, Joshua M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 The Author(s). This open access article is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - College students often experience health problems, but approaches are needed to determine those that are most vulnerable. This study examined whether perseverative cognitions (PCs) represent a common risk factor for poor health. Students (n = 489) completed measures of PCs, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology, general mental health, and physical health complaints. Regressions indicated that PCs were associated with higher levels of PTSD symptomatology, poor mental health, and physical health complaints. Structural equation modeling analyses suggested that PTSD symptoms explain, in part, the association between PCs and physical health complaints. Results are discussed in terms of PCs as a risk stratifying factor.
AB - College students often experience health problems, but approaches are needed to determine those that are most vulnerable. This study examined whether perseverative cognitions (PCs) represent a common risk factor for poor health. Students (n = 489) completed measures of PCs, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology, general mental health, and physical health complaints. Regressions indicated that PCs were associated with higher levels of PTSD symptomatology, poor mental health, and physical health complaints. Structural equation modeling analyses suggested that PTSD symptoms explain, in part, the association between PCs and physical health complaints. Results are discussed in terms of PCs as a risk stratifying factor.
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U2 - 10.1080/23311908.2018.1475878
DO - 10.1080/23311908.2018.1475878
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85048610445
VL - 5
SP - 1
EP - 11
JO - Cogent Psychology
JF - Cogent Psychology
SN - 2331-1908
IS - 1
ER -