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Drawing on theories about rumination's level of construal, which distinguish between abstract and concrete modes of thinking, this study examined whether aversive indecisiveness moderates the relationships between rumination modes (abstract and concrete) and concurrent depressive symptoms.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Method<\/jats:title>\n \n We recruited two samples: an undergraduate student sample (Sample 1,\n N<\/jats:italic>\n = 412) and a general population sample (Sample 2,\n N<\/jats:italic>\n = 258). Participants completed self-report measures of depressive symptoms, rumination modes, and indecisiveness. 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