Objectives Prospection, the mental representation of possible futures, is usually adaptive.
When it goes awry, however, it disrupts emotion and motivation. A negative view of the future …

There is increasing interest in spontaneous thought, namely task-unrelated or rest-related
mental activity. Spontaneous thought is an umbrella term for processes like mind-wandering …

Depression among elite athletes is a topic of increasing interest and public awareness.
Currently, empirical data on elite athletes' depressive symptoms are rare. Recent results …

Neuroticism and several other traits have been proposed to confer vulnerability for unipolar
mood disorders (UMDs) and anxiety disorders (ADs). However, it is unclear whether the …

Adolescence is a developmental period associated with heightened risk for both the onset
and escalation of suicidal ideation (SI). Given that SI is a potent predictor of suicidal …

We examined whether burnout is associated with a depressive cognitive style, understood
as a combination of dysfunctional attitudes, ruminative responses, and pessimistic …

We examined structural relationships between physical education students' social support
and social self-esteem, depression, and happiness. Participants (N= 311) completed …

Since the introduction of Beck's cognitive theory of emotional disorders, and their treatment
with psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral approaches have become the most extensively …

Background Approximately 25% of pregnant women suffer from a high level of Fear of
Childbirth (FoC), as assessed by the Wijma Delivery Expectancy Questionnaire (W-DEQ-A …

Loss aversion is considered a general pervasive bias occurring regardless of the context or
the person making the decision. We hypothesized that conscientiousness would predict an …