The contribution of attentional bias to worry: Distinguishing the roles of selective engagement and disengagement

Hirsch, Colette R.; MacLeod, Colin; Mathews, Andrew; Sandher, Oneet; Siyani, Amruti; Hayes, Sarra

doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.09.013

The contribution of attentional bias to worry: Distinguishing the roles of selective engagement and disengagement

Research highlights ▶ Two variants of a novel attention modification paradigm were developed. ▶ Attention to threat meaning was modified rather than just its location. ▶ One variant modified attentional engagement and the other disengagement from threat. ▶ Only attentional engagement training sig…