Table 1. Means, standard deviations (SD) and effect sizes (Cohen’s d) by sample.

	Hungarian sample (N = 1139) Mean (SD)	Manchester sample (N = 2004) Mean (SD)	t (Cohen’s d)
Rumination	1.94 (0.48)	2.21 (0.62)	13.99*** (0.49)
Brooding	1.94 (0.56)	2.26 (0.71)	14.04*** (0.50)
Reflection	1.94 (0.58)	2.17 (0.70)	9.88*** (0.36)
BSI – Depression	0.56 (0.68)	1.04 (0.99)	16.30*** (0.57)
BSI – Anxiety	0.68 (0.70)	0.99 (0.99)	10.10*** (0.36)

Notes: BSI: Brief symptom inventory.

For all scales, a continuous weighted score (sum of item scores divided by the number of items completed) was calculated and used in the analyses.

^*** p < .001.