An attentional scope model of rumination.

Abstract in brief

• The article discusses an attentional scope model of rumination, suggesting that individual differences in how cognitive processes control information processing influence the tendency to think repetitively and negatively, which can lead to severe depression.
• The model explains that trait ruminators can have difficulty updating and disengaging from irrelevant information, but may also be better at ignoring distractions and maintaining relevant information, whereas state rumination is linked to widespread cognitive control deficits.
• The attentional scope model proposes that a constricted array of thoughts and perceptions in working memory causes the control issues seen in rumination, especially under negative mood states, and offers new insights and predictions about the phenomenon.]