Abstract
Whether the rebound effect of thought suppression would occur with self-generated intrusive thoughts and whether the rebound would be followed by negative metacognitions concerning one's ability to control one's thoughts were explored. In Experiment 1, Ss (N=104) were asked to (a) suppress and then express or (b) express and then suppress their own intrusive thoughts during written stream-of-consciousness tasks. Results revealed the reverse of the rebound effect: Initial suppression was followed by diminished expression of the intrusive thoughts. Experiment 2 (N=116) replicated the original rebound effect (Wegner, 1989) and showed that the rebound was followed by increased reports of feeling out of control of one's thoughts
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