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Effects of attention training on self-reported, implicit, physiological and behavioural measures of spider fear

Van Bockstaele, Bram, Verschuere, Bruno, Koster, Ernst H.W., Tibboel, Helen, De Houwer, Jan, Crombez, Geert·2011·Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Abstract

Cognitive theories hold that biased attention to threat plays a prominent role in the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders. In support of this view, attention training has been shown to affect emotional reactivity. An important limitation of most attention training studies is that they almost exclusively rely on self-report measures to assess changes in fear. In the present study, we trained attention towards or away from spiders. We assessed not only self-reported spider fear, but also implicit spider associations, physiological, and behavioural measures of spider fear. Although we successfully changed the attentional processing of spiders, attention training had no effect on any of the outcome variables. These results indicate that changes in attentional bias are not necessarily associated with changes in fear, suggesting that attention training may be unsuitable as a clinical intervention for spider fear.

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  • The congruence between attention training away from threat and attentional avoidance in spider phobia may explain why several studies have failed to observe beneficial effects of attention training in this disorder.

    “The congruence between attention training away from threat and attentional avoidance in spider phobia may explain why several studies have failed to observe beneficial effects of attention training in this disorder (Harris & Menzies, 1998; Reese, McNally, Najmi, & Amir, 2010; Van Bockstaele et al., 2011).”

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Authors
Van Bockstaele, B., Verschuere, B., Koster, E. H. W., Tibboel, H., De Houwer, J., & Crombez, G.
Affiliations
Ghent University (BE)
Venue
Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-06
Volume
42
Issue
2
Pages
211-218
ISSN
0005-7916 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2149110358
Cited by
55
References
64
Citations by year
2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 10
FWCI
7.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Universiteit Gent
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
Keywords
attention training, spider phobia, attentional bias, anxiety disorders, implicit associations, self-reported fear, clinical intervention, threat processing
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Animals, Anxiety, Association, Attention, Behavior Therapy, Depression, Fear, Female, Galvanic Skin Response, Heart Rate, Humans, Male, Phobic Disorders, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychological Tests, Surveys and Questionnaires, Spiders

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