Attentional control moderates the relationship between social anxiety symptoms and attentional disengagement from threatening information

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue , 2016, Pages 68-76

  Taylor, Charles T ^a   Cross, Karalani ^a   Amir, Nader ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attentional bias; Attentional control; Disengagement; Engagement; Individual differences; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ANXIETY; THREAT; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; INDIVIDUALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHOBIA; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930960234     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: 18737943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2015.05.008     Document Type: Article

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