Table 3 Thought content and dynamic correlates of trait brooding.

% Positive words

− .0.4 (0.34)

[− .0.40; − 0.14]

% Negative words

0.32 (0.023)*

[0.05; 0.55]

Valence

− 0.30 (0.031)*

[− 0.53;− .0.03]

% Past words

0.36 (0.009)**

[0.10; 0.58]

Past

0.36 (0.010)*

[0.09; 0.58]

% Future words

− .0.06 (0.66)

[− .0.33; 0.22]

Future

− .0.07 (0.62)

[− .0.34; 0.21]

% 1st person pronouns

0.31 (0.028)*

[0.04; 0.54]

Self-focus

0.19 (0.19)

[− 0.09; 0.44]

% Internal

0.18 (0.20)

[− 0.10; 0.44]

% External /Perceptually-coupled

− 0.16 (0.26)

[− 0.42; 0.12]

% interoceptive

− .0.3 (0.37)

[− 0.39; 0.15]

Total word count

− 0.29 (0.041)*

[− 0.52;− .0.01]

Positive to positive

− 0.31 (0.025)*

[− .0.54;− .0.04]

Total # of thoughts

− .0.12 (0.42)

[− .0.38; 0.17]

Positive to neutral

0.18 (0.21)

[− .0.09; 0.44]

Total # of strong transitions

− .0.13 (0.36)

[− .0.39; 0.15]

Positive to negative

− .0.01 (0.96)

[− .0.05; 0.27]

Total # of associative transitions

0.01 (0.93)

[− 0.26; 0.29]

Neutral to positive

− 0.04 (0.78)

[− .0.31; 0.24]

Duration _thought

0.00 (0.98)

[− 0.28; 0.27]

Neutral to neutral

− .0.02 (0.92)

[− 0.29; 0.26]

Duration _{positive thoughts}

− 0.27 (0.051)^†

[− .0.51; 0.00]

Neutral to negative

0.05 (0.73)

[− 0.32; 0.23]

Duration _{neutral thoughts}

− .0.08 (0.56)

[− 0.35; 0.20]

Negative to positive

− 0.32 (0.021)*

[− 0.55; − .0.05]

Duration _{negative thoughts}

0.36 (0.010)*

[0.09; 0.58]

Negative to neutral

0.15 (0.30)

[− .0.13; 0.41]

Negative to Negative

0.09 (0.53)

[− .0.19; 0.36]