Attentional bias to uncertainty-based information
A conceptual replication of Fergus et al. (2013)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21626041 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jayne Morris (0000-0002-7928-9673, University of Southampton, corresponding author), Jayne Morriss, Charlotte E Lee (0000-0003-0319-5635, University of Southampton), Antony Wood (University of Southampton), Jin Zhang (0000-0002-1374-598X, University of Southampton), Tina Seabrooke (0000-0002-4119-8389, University of Southampton) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 29 |
| Pages | 24279-24286 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1046-1310 • E-ISSN: 1936-4733 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12144-024-06067-5 |
| OpenAlex | W4396802663 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 26 |
Attentional biases to negative information are often observed in emotional disorders such as anxiety and depression. Recently, Fergus et al. (Cognitive Therapy and Research 37:735-741, 2013) demonstrated that participants scoring high in Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU), a transdiagnostic risk factor for emotional disorders, were faster at identifying targets with uncertainty-based information (e.g., word stimuli such as ‘maybe’), relative to neutral information (e.g. word stimuli related to household items). Moreover, this effect was specific to IU over other anxious traits such as worry. This report aimed to conceptually replicate the results of Fergus et al. (Cognitive Therapy and Research 37:735-741, 2013). The current experiment was conducted with a student sample ( n = 126). As in the original study, a visual search task with uncertainty-based and neutral information (e.g., word stimuli) was used. Reaction times were collected. IU and trait anxiety was measured via self-report. We partially replicated the results of Fergus et al. (Cognitive Therapy and Research 37:735-741, 2013). We found that higher IU was significantly associated with faster identification of uncertainty-based information, relative to neutral information. However, we also observed a similar pattern of results for trait anxiety. Additionally, we observed no specificity of IU or trait anxiety in predicting faster identification of uncertainty-based information, relative to neutral information. Despite the lack of specificity of IU or trait anxiety in predicting attentional bias to uncertainty-based information, these findings highlight that negative emotionality may be generally associated with attentional biases to uncertainty-based information in the absence of direct threat
Attentional bias · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Statistics · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Psychology
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