Anxiety-Related Attention Bias in Four- to Eight-Year-Olds: An Eye-Tracking Study

被引:3
作者
Stuijfzand, Suzannah [1 ]
Stuijfzand, Bobby [2 ]
Reynolds, Shirley [1 ]
Dodd, Helen [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Reading, Sch Psychol & Clin Language Sci, Reading RG6 6AH, Berks, England
[2] Stuijfzand Data Consulting, CH-1000 Lausanne, Switzerland
基金
英国经济与社会研究理事会;
关键词
anxiety; child; attention bias; eye tracking; gaze; development; INFORMATION-PROCESSING BIASES; TIME-COURSE; EMOTIONAL FACES; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; EXECUTIVE ATTENTION; CHILDREN; THREAT; INDIVIDUALS; SYMPTOMS; STIMULI;
D O I
10.3390/bs10120194
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
(1) Background: There is evidence of an attention bias-anxiety relationship in children, but lack of appropriate methods has limited the number of studies with children younger than eight years old. This study used eye tracking as a measure of overt attention in young children. The aim of this study was to assess anxiety-related attention bias in children aged four to eight years. Age was considered a moderator, and the influence of effortful control was investigated. (2) Method: A community sample of 104 children was shown pairs of happy-neutral and angry-neutral faces. Growth curve analyses were used to examine patterns of gaze over time. (3) Results: Analyses revealed moderation by age and anxiety, with distinct patterns of anxiety-related biases seen in different age groups in the angry-neutral face trials. Effortful control did not account for age-related effects. (4) Conclusions: The results support a moderation model of the development of anxiety in children.
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