Change 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) - attentional bias , psychology , sadness , association (psychology) , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , cognitive bias modification , selective attention , cognitive psychology , cognitive bias , anxiety , psychotherapist , psychiatry , cognition , anger , 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.
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