Investigating the efficacy of attention bias modification in reducing high spider fear: The role of individual differences in initial bias

Elaine Fox; Konstantina Zougkou; Christopher Ashwin; Shanna Cahill

doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2015.05.001

Investigating the efficacy of attention bias modification in reducing high spider fear: The role of individual differences in initial bias

Elaine Fox
, Konstantina Zougkou
, Christopher Ashwin
, Shanna Cahill

University of Oxford
University of Essex
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

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Attention Bias Modification (ABM) targets attention bias (AB) towards threat and is a potential therapeutic intervention for anxiety. The current study investigated whether initial AB (towards or away from spider images) influenced the effectiveness of ABM in spider fear.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	84-93
Journal	Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
Volume	49
Issue number	Part A
Early online date	13 May 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2015.05.001
Publication status	Published - Dec 2015

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Investigating the efficacy of attention bias modification in reducing high spider fear: The role of individual differences in initial bias. / Fox, Elaine; Zougkou, Konstantina; Ashwin, Christopher et al.
In: Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, Vol. 49, No. Part A, 12.2015, p. 84-93.

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