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30-09-2023 | Original Article

Shift in Valence Bias Associated with Decrease in Trait Anxiety and Depression Symptoms

Auteurs: Nicholas R. Harp, R. James R. Blair, Maital Neta

Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research

Abstract

Purpose

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a well-known method for reducing stress and negative affect. Recently, a small, open-label trial showed that MBSR training was associated with a shift toward more positive responses to emotionally ambiguous signals (e.g., surprised expressions that convey either positive or negative meaning).

Methods

Here, we test whether the MBSR-induced shift in responses to emotional ambiguity reported previously is accompanied by a reduction in self-reported depression and anxiety symptoms (n = 42).

Results

In support of our hypothesis, we found that the degree to which individuals’ post-training responses to emotional ambiguity became more positive was associated with the degree of reduction in post-training depression and anxiety symptoms (i.e., post-training symptoms controlling for pre-training symptoms; ps = 0.001). Importantly, the effect remains significant even when accounting for increases in self-reported mindfulness.

Conclusions

Altogether, the results suggest that shifts in valence bias and reductions in internalizing symptoms track one another following MBSR, warranting future randomized, mechanistic investigations.

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Consistent with our prior report using a slightly larger sample (Harp et al., 2022), two-tailed paired t-tests revealed no evidence of change in valence bias for session one vs. two (t(35) = 0.71, p = .48) and session three vs. four (t(30) = -0.82, p = .42).

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Titel: Shift in Valence Bias Associated with Decrease in Trait Anxiety and Depression Symptoms
Auteurs: Nicholas R. Harp
R. James R. Blair
Maital Neta
Publicatiedatum: 30-09-2023
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research
Print ISSN: 0147-5916
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2819
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-023-10437-x

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