Figure 3. Effect of previous thought content on mood.

A ) Main effects. All three thought components at t₀ significantly predicted t₁ Mood. Increase in t₀ ST-PO was linked to a decrease in t₁ Mood (left). Increase in t₀ positive thoughts was linked to an increase in t₁ Mood (middle). Please note that for purpose of display, the Affect Component was reversed so that higher values indicate more positive thoughts. Finally, an increase in t₀ ST-FS was linked to an increase in t₁ Mood (right). B ), Interaction between ST-PO and Affect Content. Especially when thoughts were positive, t₀ ST-PO was associated with a decrease in t₁ Mood. Data was plotted following a median split on t₀ Affect Component. C ). Interaction between ST-FS and Affect Content. Especially when thought content was negative, t₀ ST-FS was associated with an increase in t₁ Mood. Thick black lines represent best-fitting linear regressions and gray ribbons represent 95% confidence intervals.