Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the validity and reliability of a thought suppression inventory that assesses thought suppression and intrusion separately and evaluates successive suppression as well. Factor analysis from general adults has shown that the inventory consists of three factors: suppression attempts, intrusion and successful thought suppression. The reliabilities of the 3 factors were acceptable. The thought suppression inventory was significantly associated with positive and negative affects (PANAS) and psychopathology including anxiety, depression, and obsession(SCL-(90-R). Thought suppression was also associated with a ruminative response tendency and self-concepts such as self-esteem and self-compassion. These results showed that the Korean version of the TSI has adequate psychometric characteristics and multi-facets of thought suppression. The implications of this study are discussed along with future suggestions.