Does attentional bias to threat ameliorate or exacerbate the detrimental effect of trait anxiety on behavioural preparedness for real-world danger?

Objective: Heightened trait anxiety is associated with impaired behavioural preparedness for natural hazards. However, little is known about the mechanisms that contribute to this association. Research has shown that trait anxiety is associated with an attentional bias (AB) towards threat-relevant i...

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Main Authors: Notebaert, L., Clarke, Patrick, MacLeod, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33215