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The Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire (PTQ)

In this questionnaire, you will be asked to describe how you typically think about negative
experiences or problems. Please read the following statements and rate the extent to which
they apply to you when you think about negative experiences or problems.

Almost
Never Rarely Sometimes Often
always
1. The same thoughts keep going
0 1 2 3 4
through my mind again and again.

2. Thoughts intrude into my mind. 0 1 2 3 4

3. I can’t stop dwelling on them. 0 1 2 3 4

I think about many problems


4. 0 1 2 3 4
without solving any of them.

I can’t do anything else while


5. 0 1 2 3 4
thinking about my problems.

6. My thoughts repeat themselves. 0 1 2 3 4

Thoughts come to my mind without


7. 0 1 2 3 4
me wanting them to.

I get stuck on certain issues and


8. 0 1 2 3 4
can’t move on.

I keep asking myself questions


9. 0 1 2 3 4
without finding an answer.

My thoughts prevent me from


10. 0 1 2 3 4
focusing on other things.

I keep thinking about the same


11. 0 1 2 3 4
issue all the time.

12. Thoughts just pop into my mind. 0 1 2 3 4

I feel driven to continue dwelling


13. 0 1 2 3 4
on the same issue.

My thoughts are not much help to


14. 0 1 2 3 4
me.

My thoughts take up all my


15. 0 1 2 3 4
attention.

The Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire (PTQ): Validation of a content-independent measure of repetitive negative thinking. TOTAL:
Available from:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/49831037_The_Perseverative_Thinking_Questionnaire_PTQ_Validation_of_a_content-
independent_measure_of_repetitive_negative_thinking

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