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17-02-2021 | Original Article

The Reliability and Validity of Response-Based Measures of Attention Bias

Auteurs: Emily E. E. Meissel, Huiting Liu, Elizabeth S. Stevens, Travis C. Evans, Jennifer C. Britton, Allison M. Letkiewicz, Stewart A. Shankman

Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research | Uitgave 1/2022

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Abstract

Background

Attentional bias to threat is a fundamental transdiagnostic component and potential vulnerability factor for internalizing psychopathologies. However, the measurement of attentional bias, such as traditional scores from the dot-probe paradigm, evidence poor reliability and do not measure intra-individual variation in attentional bias.

Methods

The present study examined, in three independent samples, the psychometric properties of a novel attentional bias (AB) scoring method of the dot-probe task based on responses to individual trials. For six AB scores derived using the response-based approach, we assessed the internal consistency, test–retest reliability, familial associations, and external validity (using Social Anxiety Disorder, a disorder strongly associated with attentional bias to threatening faces).

Results

Compared to traditional AB scores, response-based scores had generally better internal consistency (range of Cronbach’s alphas: 0.68–0.92 vs. 0.41–0.71), higher test–retest reliabilities (range of Pearson’s correlations: 0.26–0.77 vs. − 0.05 to 0.35), and were more strongly related in family members (range of ICCs: 0.11–0.27 vs. 0–0.05). Furthermore, three response-based scores added incremental validity beyond traditional scores and gender in the external validators of current and lifetime Social Anxiety Disorder.

Conclusions

Findings indicate that response-based AB scores from the dot-probe task have better psychometric properties than traditional scores.
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Titel
The Reliability and Validity of Response-Based Measures of Attention Bias
Auteurs
Emily E. E. Meissel
Huiting Liu
Elizabeth S. Stevens
Travis C. Evans
Jennifer C. Britton
Allison M. Letkiewicz
Stewart A. Shankman
Publicatiedatum
17-02-2021
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Cognitive Therapy and Research / Uitgave 1/2022
Print ISSN: 0147-5916
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2819
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-021-10212-w