Influence of metacognitive variables and thought suppression on number of thoughts, discomfort they produce and number and quality of auditory illusions.

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Title:	Influence of metacognitive variables and thought suppression on number of thoughts, discomfort they produce and number and quality of auditory illusions.
Authors:	Garcia-Montes, José M., Pérez-Álvarez, Marino, Fidalgo, Ángel M.
Source:	Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. 2004, Vol. 33 Issue 4, p181-186. 6p.
Subjects:	Metacognition, Auditory hallucinations, Auditory perception, Perceptual disorders, Interpersonal relations, Self-perception
Abstract:	Based on the model proposed by Morrison, Haddock & Tarrier ( 1995 ) on auditory hallucinations, this study explores the relationships between certain metacognitive variables and number of thoughts, the discomfort they produce, number of auditory illusions and the quality with which they are perceived in a sample from a non-clinical population. After group administration of the Metacognitions Questionnaire, 61 participants were randomly assigned to a suppression group ( n = 31) or a focalization group ( n = 30) in relation to thoughts with different degrees of self-discrepancy. Forty-eight hours after the set task, a non-vocal auditory stimulus was presented, and subjects were required to say whether they heard any words and, if so, how clearly. The results show how the metacognitive factors studied are useful for predicting our findings only for the suppression group and not for that of focalization. These data are discussed in the light of Morrison et al.'s model of auditory hallucinations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	Based on the model proposed by Morrison, Haddock & Tarrier ( 1995 ) on auditory hallucinations, this study explores the relationships between certain metacognitive variables and number of thoughts, the discomfort they produce, number of auditory illusions and the quality with which they are perceived in a sample from a non-clinical population. After group administration of the Metacognitions Questionnaire, 61 participants were randomly assigned to a suppression group ( n = 31) or a focalization group ( n = 30) in relation to thoughts with different degrees of self-discrepancy. Forty-eight hours after the set task, a non-vocal auditory stimulus was presented, and subjects were required to say whether they heard any words and, if so, how clearly. The results show how the metacognitive factors studied are useful for predicting our findings only for the suppression group and not for that of focalization. These data are discussed in the light of Morrison et al.'s model of auditory hallucinations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	16506073
DOI:	10.1080/16506070410029793