The commonly-held belief that attempting to suppress negative thoughts is bad for our mental health could be wrong, according to a new study from scientists at the University of Cambridge. Researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit trained 120 volunteers w
A study on 120 participants trained to suppress negative thoughts found a decrease in thought intensity and improved mental health, challenging conventional beliefs on thought suppression.
Dr. Zulkayda Mamat – at the time a PhD student in Professor Anderson’s lab and at Trinity College, Cambridge – believed that inhibitory control was critical in overcoming trauma in experiences occurring to herself and many others she has encountered in life. She had wanted to investigate whether this was an innate ability or something that was learned – and hence could be taught.
Participants were asked to rate each event on a number of points: vividness, likelihood of occurrence, distance in the future, level of anxiety about the event , frequency of thought, degree of current concern, long-term impact, and emotional intensity. At the end of the third day and again three months later, participants were once again asked to rate each event on vividness, level of anxiety, emotional intensity, etc., and completed questionnaires to assess changes in depression, anxiety, worry, affect, and wellbeing, key facets of mental health.
In general, people with worse mental health symptoms at the outset of the study improved more after suppression training, but only if they suppressed their fears. This finding directly contradicts the notion that suppression is a maladaptive coping process.
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