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Mood-congruent attention and memory bias in dysphoria: Exploring the coherence among information-processing biases

Koster, Ernst H.W., De Raedt, Rudi, Leyman, Lemke, De Lissnyder, Evi·2010·Behaviour Research and Therapy

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Recent studies indicate that depression is characterized by mood-congruent attention bias at later stages of information-processing. Moreover, depression has been associated with enhanced recall of negative information. The present study tested the coherence between attention and memory bias in dysphoria. Stable dysphoric (n = 41) and non-dysphoric (n = 41) undergraduates first performed a spatial cueing task that included negative, positive, and neutral words. Words were presented for 250 ms under conditions that allowed or prevented elaborate processing. Memory for the words presented in the cueing task was tested using incidental free recall. Dysphoric individuals exhibited an attention bias for negative words in the condition that allowed elaborate processing, with the attention bias for negative words predicting free recall of negative words. Results demonstrate the coherence of attention and memory bias in dysphoric individuals and provide suggestions on the influence of attention bias on further processing of negative material.

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Authors
Koster, E. H. W., De Raedt, R., Leyman, L., & De Lissnyder, E.
Affiliations
Ghent University (BE)
Corresponding author
Koster, Ernst H.W.
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-03
Volume
48
Issue
3
Pages
219-225
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2005214099
Cited by
148
References
32
Citations by year
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FWCI
11.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
Keywords
memory bias, dysphoria, depression, negative words, spatial cueing task, elaborative processing, information processing biases
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Affect, Analysis of Variance, Attention, Cues, Depressive Disorder, Emotions, Female, Humans, Male, Memory, Models, Psychological, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Reaction Time, Mental Recall, Regression Analysis

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