The interplay between cognitive biases, attention control, and social anxiety symptoms: A network and cluster approach.

ABSTRACT: Cognitive models of social anxiety highlight the importance of different cognitive biases (e.g., attention bias, interpretation bias) and executive dysfunctions, which have, however, mostly been investigated in isolation. The present study explored their interplay using two statistical approaches: (1) network analysis to identify the unique associations between cognitive functions, and (2) cluster analysis to reveal how these associations (or combinations) are manifested in a population. Participants from the general population (N = 147) completed measures of attention control, attention bias, interpretation bias, and social anxiety symptoms. Network analysis showed an association between social anxiety symptoms and interpretation bias, although no other significant associations emerged. C

SUBMITTER: Claus N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10081794 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature