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| Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2001): |
Enhanced Stroop interference for threat in social phobia.
Full Abstract
Socially anxious individuals are characterized by an attentional bias for threat-related information. However, this attentional bias to threat may be attenuated [Behav. Res. Ther. 34 (1996) 945] when these individuals are anxious. In the present study, we attempted to increase subjects' Stroop interference by changing the frequency of words to nonwords. We hypothesized that when the ratio of words to nonwords was low, individuals with social phobia (SPs) would show increased Stroop interference, but only for words related to social threat. Results were consistent with this hypothesis.
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Author information
Author/s: Ami, Nader (N); Freshman, Melinda (M); Foa, Edna (E);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602-3013, USA. amir@egon.psy.uga.edu
Grants: MH49340 (Agency:United States NIMH)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Journal: Journal of anxiety disorders (J Anxiety Disord), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-; vol 16 (issue 1) : pp 1-9
Dates: Created 2002/08/12; Completed 2003/01/31; Revised 2007/11/14;
PMID: 12171210, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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