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Patients with generalized social phobia direct their attention away from faces

Chen, Y.P, Ehlers, A, Clark, D.M, Mansell, W·2002·Behaviour Research and Therapy

Abstract

The experiment tested whether patients with social phobia direct their attention to or away from faces with a range of emotional expressions. A modified dot probe paradigm (J. Abnorm. Psychol. 95 (1986) 15) measured whether participants attended more to faces or to household objects. Twenty patients with social phobia were faster in identifying the probe when it occurred in the location of the household objects, regardless of whether the facial expressions were positive, neutral, or negative. In contrast, controls did not exhibit an attentional preference. The results are in line with recent theories of social phobia that emphasize the role of reduced processing of external social cues in maintaining social anxiety.

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Authors
Chen, Y. P., Ehlers, A., Clark, D. M., & Mansell, W.
Corresponding author
Ehlers, A
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2002-06
Volume
40
Issue
6
Pages
677-687
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2165788048
Cited by
325
References
5
Citations by year
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FWCI
15.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
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  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Wellcome Trust (069777)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
Keywords
social anxiety disorder, attentional bias, face processing, emotional facial expressions, dot-probe task, social anxiety, social cue processing, household products
MeSH terms
Adult, Attention, Face, Female, Fixation, Ocular, Humans, Male, Phobic Disorders, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Severity of Illness Index

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