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ERIC Number: EJ748610
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Dec
Pages: 12
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0091-0627
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Associations among Selective Attention, Memory Bias, Cognitive Errors and Symptoms of Anxiety in Youth
Watts, Sarah E.; Weems, Carl F.
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, v34 n6 p838-849 Dec 2006
The purpose of this study was to examine the linkages among selective attention, memory bias, cognitive errors, and anxiety problems by testing a model of the interrelations among these cognitive variables and childhood anxiety disorder symptoms. A community sample of 81 youth (38 females and 43 males) aged 9-17 years and their parents completed measures of the child's anxiety disorder symptoms. Youth completed assessments measuring selective attention, memory bias, and cognitive errors. Results indicated that selective attention, memory bias, and cognitive errors were each correlated with childhood anxiety problems and provide support for a cognitive model of anxiety which posits that these three biases are associated with childhood anxiety problems. Only limited support for significant interrelations among selective attention, memory bias, and cognitive errors was found. Finally, results point towards an effective strategy for moving the assessment of selective attention to younger and community samples of youth.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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