Attentional control associated with core cognitive maintenance factors of social anxiety

Sluis, Rachel A.; Boschen, Mark Justin; Neumann, David L.; Murphy, Karen

doi:10.1177/2043808718798076

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“…The present findings are in line with the metacognitive model of psychological disorders [5, 14] and with previous studies that have confirmed a role for metacognitive beliefs [19, 20] and attentional control [29–31] in psychopathology. Moreover, previous studies have found support for an association between greater maladaptive metacognitive beliefs and lower attentional control, and that these constructs can explain individual variance in several types of psychopathology [32–35, 47].…”

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A test of the goodness of fit of the generic metacognitive model of psychopathology symptoms

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Background Common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety frequently co-occur and may share etiological mechanisms. The metacognitive model is based on the principle that there are common pathological mechanisms across disorders that account for comorbidity and therefore can be conceptualized in one generic model. A central prediction of the model is that particular metacognitive beliefs concerning the value of worry, and the uncontrollability and danger of cognition are positively correlated with psychopathology symptoms. In the present study, we set out to test the overall fit of this model by assessing generic metacognitive beliefs and judgements of attention control capacity as predictors of common and frequently co-occurring emotional distress symptoms. Methods In a cross-sectional design, 645 participants gathered at convenience completed a battery of self-report questionnaires. Results Structural equation modelling indicated a good model fit for the generic metacognitive model, and the predictors accounted for 93% of the variance in distress consisting of depression-, generalized- and social anxiety symptoms. Conclusions This finding supports the generic model and the implication that it can be used as a basis to formulate and treat multiple presenting problems.

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“…We therefore assume that the ACS offers a measure of metacognitive beliefs about attention even though there is some overlap between the ACS and behavioural assessment of attention control abilities (e.g., [28]). ACS scores have been identified as negatively related to depression [29], generalized anxiety [30], and social anxiety [31].…”

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“…However, subscales of effortful control may differ in their relationship to anxiety and its development. Attentional control deficits are implicated in social anxiety (Moriya & Tanno, 2008; Morrison & Heimberg, 2013; Sluis et al, 2018) and greater attentional and activation control abilities are related to lower shyness in children aged 3–7 years (Eggum-Wilkens et al, 2016). When looking at subscales, Eggum-Wilkens et al reported that inhibitory control was associated with consistently higher, albeit fastest reducing, overall levels of shyness compared with activation and attentional control.…”

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Effects of peer vicarious experience and low effortful control on children's anxiety in social performance situations.

Mills¹,

Tenenbaum²,

Askew³

2023

Developmental Psychology

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Two experiments investigated perceived and physiological changes in anxiety in children (7-11 years; N = 222; 98 female) in a performance situation after they observed another child in a similar situation with a negative or neutral outcome. The sample's London, United Kingdom, school catchment areas ranged from low to high socioeconomic statuses with 31% to 49% of children from ethnic minority backgrounds. In Study 1, participants watched one of two films of a child playing a simple musical instrument (a kazoo). In one film, an audience of peers responds negatively to the performance. In the other film, the audience response was neutral. Participants were then filmed playing the instrument themselves and measures of perceived and actual heart rate were taken along with individual differences in trait social anxiety, anxiety sensitivity, and effortful control. To better understand findings from Study 1, Study 2 replicated Study 1 but added a manipulation check and measures of effortful control and self-reported anxiety. Multiple regression analyses found watching a negative performance film, compared with a neutral one, was associated with a blunted heart rate response for children with low effortful control (Study 1 and 2). These findings suggest that children who are low in effortful control may disengage during performance tasks if the situation's social threat is elevated. Hierarchical regression analyses found that, compared to the neutral film, the negative performance film elevated children's self-report anxiety (Study 2). Overall, the findings indicated that anxiety in performance situations can be elevated after observing peers' negative experiences. Public Significance StatementThese studies show that children's own feelings of performance-related anxiety are influenced by observing peers' experiences and poor self-regulation may alter how increased social threat is processed. Findings suggest negative experiences of peers in social contexts could contribute to children's anxiety development.

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Specificity of attentional control deficits in predicting symptoms of social anxiety

Adamis,

Boyne,

Harper

et al. 2025

Journal of Affective Disorders

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Attentional control associated with core cognitive maintenance factors of social anxiety

Cited by 7 publications

References 50 publications

A test of the goodness of fit of the generic metacognitive model of psychopathology symptoms

A test of the goodness of fit of the generic metacognitive model of psychopathology symptoms

Effects of peer vicarious experience and low effortful control on children's anxiety in social performance situations.

Specificity of attentional control deficits in predicting symptoms of social anxiety

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