Global and reflective rumination are related to suicide attempts among patients experiencing major depressive episodes

Table 3 Correlations between rumination and major clinical variables

Control Variables			GR	Brooding	Reflection	HDRS	HAMA	Episodes	Course
Gender & Age	GR	Correlation	–
	GR	Significance	–
	Brooding	Correlation	0.931	–
	Brooding	Significance	0.000*	–
	Reflection	Correlation	0.915	0.705	–
	Reflection	Significance	0.000*	0.000*	–
	HDRS	Correlation	0.250	0.252	0.207	–
	HDRS	Significance	0.000*	0.000*	0.000*	–
	HAMA	Correlation	0.144	0.160	0.102	0.489	–
	HAMA	Significance	0.012	0.005	0.074	0.000*	–
	Episodes	Correlation	0.193	0.174	0.183	0.034	0.072	–
	Episodes	Significance	0.001*	0.002	0.001*	0.554	0.209	–
	Course	Correlation	0.123	0.107	0.121	−0.025	−0.067	0.545	–
	Course	Significance	0.031	0.061	0.034	0.664	0.240	0.000*	–

HDRS Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, HAMA Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, GR Global rumination
*Significant at P-value < 0.002 (Bonferroni corrected)

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