Searching for Danger: On the Link Between Worry and Threat-Related Confirmation Bias in Children |
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Authors: | Peter Muris Suradj Debipersad Birgit Mayer |
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Affiliation: | 1. Clinical Psychological Science, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 6161, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands 2. Institute of Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Abstract: | The present study examined the relationship between worry and threat-related confirmation bias in children. Forty non-clinical children aged 10–12 years completed the child version of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire as a cognitive index of anxiety proneness, and then were administered a modified version of the Wason Selection Task to assess verifying and falsifying reasoning strategies in response to conditional danger rules. Results demonstrated that children with high levels of worry displayed a stronger tendency towards verification and a weaker inclination towards falsification than children with low levels of worry. This finding indicates that confirmation bias occurs in individuals with a general vulnerability to anxiety, and fits well with current theoretical models in which cognitive distortions are viewed as risk factors predisposing to the development of fear and anxiety problems. |
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