Attention bias modification produces no changes to appearance-related bias, state or trait body dissatisfaction in non-clinical women

Siobhan Loughnan; Kate Mulgrew; Ben R Lane

doi:10.1177/2055102915614310

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Attention bias modification produces no changes to appearance-related bias, state or trait body dissatisfaction in non-clinical women

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Attention bias modification produces no changes to appearance-related bias, state or trait body dissatisfaction in non-clinical women

Siobhan Loughnan, Kate Mulgrew and Ben R Lane

Health Psychology Open, Vol.2(2), pp.1-8

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102915614310

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Abstract

attentional bias

attention bias modification

body dissatisfaction

dot-probe

females

The potential of attention bias modification to reduce appearance-related attentional biases and female body dissatisfaction has not been investigated. Immediate and short-term effects were therefore examined across attentional biases, state and trait body dissatisfaction in a randomised controlled trial consisting of 62 female participants aged 18-35 years. The results show no changes to attentional bias across either the experimental or control condition and no significant changes in body dissatisfaction immediately post-training or at 1-2 weeks follow-up. Single-session attention bias modification protocols may therefore not be sufficient in modifying appearance-based biases and associated disordered body schemas within a nonclinical sample.

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Title: Attention bias modification produces no changes to appearance-related bias, state or trait body dissatisfaction in non-clinical women
Authors: Siobhan Loughnan (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Kate Mulgrew (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Ben R Lane (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Publication details: Health Psychology Open, Vol.2(2), pp.1-8
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd.
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1177/2055102915614310
ISSN: 2055-1059
Copyright note: Copyright © 2015. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
Organisation Unit: Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Psychology; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449504002621
Output Type: Journal article

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