Individuals frequently engage in comparisons on how they are doing relative to different standards. According to the general comparative-processing model, comparisons can be perceived as aversive (appraised as threatening the motives of the comparer) or appetitive (appraised as consonant with, or positively challenging the motives). Research indicates that aversive comparisons are associated with depression. We hypothesize that aversive comparisons play a significant role in the relationship between brooding rumination and depression. Drawing on central propositions of control theory that discrepancies instigate rumination, we investigated the mediating role of brooding rumination in this relationship. Reflecting the different directionality, we also examined whether well-being comparisons mediate the relationship between brooding rumination and depression.

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烦躁不安中的厌恶幸福感比较和沉思反刍的作用

个人经常比较他们相对于不同标准的表现。根据一般的比较处理模型，比较可以被视为厌恶的（被评价为威胁比较者的动机）或好感的（被评价为与动机一致或积极挑战动机）。研究表明，厌恶比较与抑郁症有关。我们假设厌恶比较在沉思与抑郁之间的关系中起着重要作用。借鉴控制理论的核心命题，即差异会引发反刍，我们研究了深思熟虑的反刍在这种关系中的中介作用。反映不同的方向性，