Attentional bias and anxiety in individuals with coronary heart disease

被引:1
作者
Ginting, Henndy [1 ,2 ]
Naring, Gerard [1 ]
Becker, Eni S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Radboud Univ Nijmegen, Behav Sci Inst, Nijmegen, Netherlands
[2] Maranatha Christian Univ, Fac Psychol, Bandung, Indonesia
关键词
anxiety; attentional bias; coronary heart disease; emotional Stroop task; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL; TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY; EMOTIONAL STROOP TASK; COGNITIVE FUNCTION; INFORMATION; DEPRESSION; DISORDERS; SYMPTOMS; RISK; INTERVENTION;
D O I
10.1080/08870446.2013.803554
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
This study examined whether in an emotional Stroop task, individuals with coronary heart disease (CHD) would show greater attention towards the threatening words related to their disease than healthy persons, and if such an attentional bias is associated with anxiety. An emotional Stroop task with threatening words related to CHD as well as positive, negative and neutral words was administered to 35 individuals with CHD and 35 healthy controls. Additionally, the original Stroop task, the Beck anxiety inventory and the state-trait anxiety inventory were administered. The results indicated an attentional bias towards threatening words related to CHD in the individuals with CHD. They experienced higher interference than healthy participants from threatening words related to CHD but not from positive or negative words. Moreover, the level of interference was associated with their level of anxiety, and a vicious circle may exist in this association. In addition, results indicated a possible deficit of executive functioning among individuals with CHD. Attentional bias, as well as its association with anxiety, and an indication of deficit in executive functioning among individuals with CHD might be the risk factors for these individuals' quality of life and for further development of their disease.
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页码:1306 / 1322
页数:17
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