Fig. 1.

Exemplary scheme of the fMRI paradigm; 2 × 3 phases (overall 6 × 4.5 min): resting state phase (eyes open; with pink noise), sad mood induction phase (with key words of personal negative life events and music, every key word presented for 1.5 min) and either rumination or distraction induction phase (counterbalanced), figure shows rumination induction phase first with corresponding induction statements selected from the original item pool provided by Nolen-Hoeksema and Morrow (1993). PANAS, Positive and Negative Affect Scale.