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Interpretation bias in anxiety a synthesis of studies with children and adolescents

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Castillo, Mª Dolores, Leandro, Pedro González·2010·Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
DOI 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.07.243
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We present a synthesis of the studies that have investigated the interpretation bias of ambiguous information in children and adolescents with anxiety. In particular, we examine how the threat is perceived, if it is general or specific and in accordance with the anxiety, the probability and cost of social events, judgment on the probability of future negative events and their occurrence to oneself vs. others and parents’ influence on the interpretation of ambiguity by their children. Finally, we review the classical theoretical models (i.e, the Schema Theory and Associative Network Theory) and more recent one (i.e., the theory of Williams et al., 1988, 1997) which try to explain this bias.

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Metadata

Authors
Castillo, M. D., & Leandro, P. G.
Affiliations
Universidad de La Laguna (ES)
Corresponding author
Castillo, Mª Dolores
Venue
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010
Volume
5
Pages
1105-1111
ISSN
1877-0428 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.07.243
OpenAlex
W2017438494
Cited by
20
References
44
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FWCI
0.61
Type
conference paper
Language
en
Open access
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Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
Keywords
interpretation bias, anxiety, children, adolescents, ambiguous information, threat perception, parental influence, schema theory, associative network theory, cognitive biases, social gatherings

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Castillo, M. D., & Leandro, P. G. (2010). Interpretation bias in anxiety a synthesis of studies with children and adolescents. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.07.243