Attentional bias and emotion in older adults: Age-related differences in responses to an emotional Stroop task

Dunajska, Magdalena; Szymanik, Anna; Trempała, Janusz

doi:10.2478/v10059-012-0014-5

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“…First, they filled in questionnaires measuring traits: empathy, self-control (Self-Control Scale, SCS; Tangney et al, 2004;with corrections by De Ridder et al, 2011), and aggressiveness (the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire, BPAQ; Buss and Perry, 1992). Then, participants did two tasks in randomized order: the Facial Expressions Matching Test (FEMT) and an emotional Stroop task (Dunajska et al, 2012), but the Stroop task is not part of the current study's focus as emotional recognition and inhibitory control are not related and refer to different literatures. 2 At the end, they answered questions about VVGE and demographic information.…”

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Insensitive Players? A Relationship Between Violent Video Game Exposure and Recognition of Negative Emotions

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An ability to accurately recognize negative emotions in others can initiate pro-social behavior and prevent anti-social actions. Thus, it remains of an interest of scholars studying effects of violent video games. While exposure to such games was linked to slower emotion recognition, the evidence regarding accuracy of emotion recognition among players of violent games is weak and inconsistent. The present research investigated the relationship between violent video game exposure (VVGE) and accuracy of negative emotion recognition. We assessed the level of self-reported VVGE in hours per day and the accuracy of the recognition using the Facial Expressions Matching Test. The results, with adolescents (Study 1; N = 67) and with adults (Study 2; N = 151), showed that VVGE was negatively related to accurate recognition of negative emotion expressions, even if controlled for age, gender, and trait empathy, but no causal direction could be assessed. In line with the violent media desensitization model, our findings suggest that higher self-reported VVGE relates to lower recognition of negative emotional expressions of other people. On the one hand, such lower recognition of negative emotions may underlie inaccurate reactions in real-life social situations. On the other hand, lower sensitivity to social cues may help players to better focus on their performance in a violent game.

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Insensitive Players? A Relationship Between Violent Video Game Exposure and Recognition of Negative Emotions

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“…Quando aplicada a tarefa stroop emocional a idosos sem perturbação depressiva não se encontra o efeito de interferência atencional quando comparados os resultados obtidos nas lâminas das palavras neutras e emocionais (Ashley & Switck, 2009;Dunajska, Szymanik & Trempala, 2012;LaMonica, Keefe, Harvey, Gold & Golberg, 2010;Samanez-Larkin, Robertson & Mikels, 2009;Wood & Kisley, 2006). Os vários autores apontam como explicação para estes resultados a capacidade de maior regulação emocional vivida à medida que se avança na idade.…”

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Utilização da tarefa de stroop emocional para avaliação do viés atencional em idosos não deprimidos e deprimidos

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2014

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RESUMOIntrodução: Em constante interacção com os processos cognitivos encontra-se a emoção. No curso do envelhecimento humano verifica-se uma frequência elevada dos estados depressivos (Snowdon, 2001a,b). Resultados de pesquisas põem em evidência que a presença de um estado depressivo determina a forma como um estímulo (neutro vs positivo vs negativo) é selectivamente atendido (Shane & Peterson, 2007) e recordado (Ochsner, 2000). Objetivos: Com este estudo procura-se avaliar a existência de um viés atencional produzido por palavras emocionais em idosos deprimidos e não deprimidos. Metodologia: Participaram 200 idosos com idades compreendidas entre 60 e os 88 anos (M=67.7; DP=6.9). Cento e trinta dos participantes (65%) não apresentaram depressão, ao passo que 70 (35%) apresentaram depressão ligeira e grave, com base na Escala de Depressão Geriátrica (GDS) (Barreto, Leuschner, Santos & Sobral, 2003). Especificamente neste estudo foi utilizada a tarefa stroop emocional (Prata, 2013). Resultados: Foram encontradas diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre os dois grupos, sendo que os participantes deprimidos nomeiam menos cores de palavras do que os não deprimidos em qualquer uma das lâminas apresentadas. Conclusões: Os resultados obtidos sugerem que o desempenho dos idosos deprimidos ficou prejudicado devido à presença de um viés atencional, suportando uma relação congruente entre o estado emocional e o processamento atencional selectivo.Palavras-chave: Tarefa Stroop emocional, víes atencional, depressão, idosos ABSTRACT Introduction: In permanent interaction with cognitive processes is emotion. In the course of human ageing it is verified a high frequency of depressed states (Snowdon, 2001). Research results evidences that the presence of a depressive state determines how (neutral vs positive vs negative) stimulus is selectively attended (Shane & Peterson, 2007) and recollected (Ochsner, 2000). Objectives: With this study it is evaluated the existence of bias attentional produced by emotional words in non-depressed and depressed older people. Methodology: Of the two hundred elderly aged between 60 and 88 (M=67.7; SD=6.9) who participated. One hundred and thirty participants (65%) showed no signs of depression whereas seventy (35%) showed mild and severe depression, with base on the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) (Barreto, Leuschner, Santos & Sobral, 2003). Specifically in this study was used emotional Stroop task (Prata, 2013). Results: Significant statistic differences were found between the two groups, with the depressed participants naming less colours of words than the non-depressed ones in any of the blades. Conclusions: The results obtained suggest that the depressed older people performance was impaired due to the presence of an attentional bias, supporting a coherent relation between the emotional state and the selective attentional procedure. Keywords: Emotional Stroop task, attention bias, depression, older people. INTRODUÇÃOA atenção é um dos domínios cognitivos mais complexos estudados pela ...

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Une base de l’émotionalité (valence, arousal, catégories) de 1286 mots français selon l’âge (EMA)

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Faurous

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European Review of Applied Psychology

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Attentional bias and emotion in older adults: Age-related differences in responses to an emotional Stroop task

Cited by 3 publications

References 30 publications

Insensitive Players? A Relationship Between Violent Video Game Exposure and Recognition of Negative Emotions

Insensitive Players? A Relationship Between Violent Video Game Exposure and Recognition of Negative Emotions

Utilização da tarefa de stroop emocional para avaliação do viés atencional em idosos não deprimidos e deprimidos

Une base de l’émotionalité (valence, arousal, catégories) de 1286 mots français selon l’âge (EMA)

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