Interpretation biases, in which ambiguous information is interpreted negatively, have been hypothesised to place adolescent females at greater risk of developing anxiety and mood disorders than same-aged males. We tested the hypothesis that adolescent girls interpret ambiguous scenarios more negatively, and/or less positively, than sameaged males using the Adolescent Interpretation and Belief Questionnaire (N=67, 11-15 years old). We also tested whether adolescent girls and boys differed in judging positive or negative interpretations to be more believable and whether the scenario content (social versus non-social) affected any sex difference in interpretation bias.
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