A diffusion model account of the relationship between the emotional flanker task and rumination and depression

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ID15407762
AuthorsMadeline Pe (0009-0005-2531-0050, KU Leuven, corresponding author), Madeline Lee Pe, Joachim Vandekerckhove (0000-0003-2600-5937, University of California, Irvine), Peter Kuppens (0000-0002-2363-2356, KU Leuven)
Year2013
Volume13
Issue4
Pages739-747
Publication date2013-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEmotion (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1528-3542 • E-ISSN: 1931-1516
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/a0031628
PMID23527499
OpenAlexW2102156608
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited14

Although there exists a consensus that depression is characterized by preferential processing of negative information, empirical findings to support the association between depression and rumination on the one hand and selective attention for negative stimuli on the other hand have been elusive. We argue that one of the reasons for the inconsistent findings may be the use of aggregate measures of response times and accuracies to measure attentional bias. Diffusion model analysis allows to partial out the information processing component from other components that comprise the decision-making process. In this study, we applied a diffusion model to an emotional flanker task. Results revealed that when focusing on a negative target, both rumination and depression were associated with facilitated processing due to negative distracters, whereas only rumination was associated with less interference by positive distracters. After controlling for depression scores, rumination still predicted attentional bias for negative information, but depression scores were no longer predictive after controlling for rumination. Consistent with elusive findings in the literature, we did not find this pattern of results when using accuracy scores or mean response times. Our results suggest that rumination accounts for the attentional bias for negative information found in depression

Association (psychology · Attentional bias · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Depression (economics · Developmental psychology · Information processing · Negative information · Psychotherapist · Rumination · Task (project management · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics · Mental Health Research Topics · Neuroscience · Psychology

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