Ruminative Responses Scale (RRS) Test
Understand how often you get stuck replaying worries and unhelpful thoughts in about 5 minutes. Results pinpoint key rumination patterns to guide targeted coping strategies and treatment planning.
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Reflective Thoughts (RT)
Reflective Thoughts (RT)
Average
10.2
Normal range
8.1 — 12.2
min.
5
max.
20
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A Heavy Contemplation (AHC)
A Heavy Contemplation (AHC)
Average
13.2
Normal range
10.6 — 15.8
min.
5
max.
20
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Depressive Experiences (DE)
Depressive Experiences (DE)
Average
33.5
Normal range
28.6 — 38.4
min.
12
max.
48
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Rumination Scale (RS)
Rumination Scale (RS)
Average
62.2
Normal range
52.2 — 72.2
min.
22
max.
88
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Example Questions From the Test
Please read the statements below and indicate the extent to which you think or behave in these ways when you feel sad, down, or depressed. Please indicate what you typically do, rather than what you think you should do.
- Almost never
- Sometimes
- Often
- Almost always
- Almost never
- Sometimes
- Often
- Almost always
- Almost never
- Sometimes
- Often
- Almost always
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Ruminative Responses Scale (RRS) Test - Symptoms and Signs
This measure assesses habitual responses to distress, with emphasis on repetitive, self-focused thinking. The Ruminative Responses Scale (RRS) is used to characterize individual differences in rumination that may be relevant to case formulation and treatment planning.
The instrument contains 22 items and typically takes about 5 minutes to complete. Responses are commonly interpreted as an index of ruminative response style, supporting clinical discussion and research use when considered alongside other assessment data.
Literature: Watkins, E. R. Constructive and unconstructive repetitive thought. Psychological Bulletin. 2008.; Treynor, W., Gonzalez, R., & Nolen-Hoeksema, S. Rumination reconsidered: A psychometric analysis. Cognitive Therapy and Research. 2003.
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