Attention Bias and Anxiety

The Moderating Effect of Sociocultural Variables in Rural Latinx Youth

Bibliographic Data

ID8906900
AuthorsElizabeth S Bocanegra (0000-0003-3584-5081, University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author), Susanna Chang (0000-0002-2959-918X, University of California, Los Angeles), Susanna W Chang, Michelle Rozenman (0000-0002-4759-6548, University of Denver), Steve S Lee (University of California, Los Angeles), Desiree R Delgadillo (0000-0003-2263-5704, University of California, Los Angeles), Desiree Delgadillo, Denise A Chavira (0000-0002-6403-2509, University of California, Los Angeles)
Year2023
Volume59
Issue8
Pages1465-1478
Publication date2023-05-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCommunity Mental Health Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0010-3853 • E-ISSN: 1573-2789
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s10597-023-01132-y
OpenAlexW4372357492
LanguageEN
References cited101

Attention bias confers risk for anxiety development, however, the influence of sociodemographic variables on the relationship between attention bias and anxiety remains unclear. We examined the association between attention bias and anxiety among rural Latinx youth and investigated potential moderators of this relationship. Clinical symptoms, demographic characteristics, and a performance-based measure of attention bias were collected from 66 rural Latinx youth with clinical levels of anxiety (33.3% female; M age = 11.74; 92.4% Latinx, 7.6% Mixed Latinx). No moderating effects for age or gender were found. Youth below the poverty line displayed an attention bias away from threat in comparison to youth above the poverty line, who displayed an attention bias towards threat. Among youth below the poverty line, this bias away from threat was associated with increased anxiety. Findings highlight the importance of economic adversity in understanding the relationship between attention bias and anxiety

Anxiety · Association (psychology · Attentional bias · Political science · Poverty · Psychiatry · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Psychology

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