Open AccessChange in negative attention bias mediates the association between attention bias modification training and depression symptom improvement.
Author(s) -
Christopher G. Beevers,
Kean J. Hsu,
David M. Schnyer,
Jasper A.J. Smits,
Jason Shumake
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.582
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1939-2117
pISSN - 0022-006X
DOI - 10.1037/ccp0000683
Subject(s) - psychology , attentional bias , psycinfo , association (psychology) , mediation , response bias , depression (economics) , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , anxiety , medline , psychiatry , social psychology , psychotherapist , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics
Attention bias modification training (ABMT) is purported to reduce depression by targeting and modifying an attentional bias for sadness-related stimuli. However, few tests of this hypothesis have been completed.