The Pictorial Fire Stroop: A Measure of Processing Bias for Fire-Related Stimuli |
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| Authors: | Joanne Gallagher-Duffy Sherri MacKay Jim Duffy Meara Sullivan-Thomas Michele Peterson-Badali |
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| Institution: | (1) Student Support Services Division, Western School District, P.O. Box 368, Corner Brook, NL, A2H 6G9, Canada;(2) Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada;(3) Department of Psychology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, NL, Canada;(4) Child, Youth, and Family Program, TAPP-C, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada;(5) Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Fire interest is a risk factor for firesetting. This study tested whether a fire-specific emotional Stroop task can effectively
measure an information-processing bias for fire-related stimuli. Clinic-referred and nonreferred adolescents (aged 13–16 years)
completed a pictorial “Fire Stroop,” as well as a self-report fire interest questionnaire and several control tasks. Results
showed (a) comparatively greater fire-specific attentional bias among referred adolescent firesetters, (b) a negative relationship
between Fire Stroop attentional bias and self-reported fire interest, and (c) positive correspondence between Fire Stroop
attentional bias and self-reported firesetting frequency. These findings suggest that instruments that measure an automatic
bias for fire-specific stimuli may usefully supplement self-report measures in the assessment and understanding of firesetting
behavior. |
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