Attentional control mediates fearful responding to an ecologically valid stressor

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dc.contributor.authorRichey, John A.en
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Bradley A.en
dc.contributor.authorValdespino, Andrewen
dc.contributor.authorGhane, M.en
dc.contributor.authorSchmidt, N. B.en
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen
dc.contributor.departmentFralin Life Sciences Instituteen
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-12T19:07:53Zen
dc.date.available2017-06-12T19:07:53Zen
dc.date.issued2016-01-02en
dc.description.abstractBackground and Objectives: Attentional control (AC) is defined as the ability to voluntarily shift and disengage attention, and is thought to moderate the relationship between pre-existing risk factors for fear and the actual experience of fear. Design: This longitudinal study elaborates on current models of attentional control by examining whether AC moderates or mediates effects of an ecologically valid stressor (a college exam), and also whether AC is predictive of state-like fear over longer timescales than previously reported. Methods: Based on previous findings we hypothesized that AC would moderate the relationship between trait anxiety and affective distress in response to the exam stressor. We also tested a competing mediational model based on attentional control theory (Eysenck et al., 2007). These models were tested in two separate samples (Sample 1 N=219; Sample 2 N=129; Total N= 348) at two time points, at the beginning of a college semester in a large undergraduate class, and five minutes prior to a college exam. Results: Mediation but not moderation of anxiety by AC was supported in both samples using multiple dependent measures. Conclusion: We conclude that AC may be useful in predicting affective distress in naturalistic settings, particularly in cases where anxiety is anticipatory.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.extent60 - 79 (20) page(s)en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2015.1015424en
dc.identifier.issn1061-5806en
dc.identifier.issue1en
dc.identifier.orcidRichey, JA [0000-0003-3004-9561]en
dc.identifier.orcidWhite, BA [0000-0002-7477-9956]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/78021en
dc.identifier.volume29en
dc.languageEnglishen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen
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dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subjectNeurosciencesen
dc.subjectPsychiatryen
dc.subjectPsychology, Multidisciplinaryen
dc.subjectNeurosciences & Neurologyen
dc.subjectPsychologyen
dc.subjectanxietyen
dc.subjectattentionen
dc.subjectmediationen
dc.subjectmoderationen
dc.subjectstressen
dc.subjectTEST ANXIETY SCALEen
dc.subjectEMOTION REGULATIONen
dc.subjectEFFORTFUL CONTROLen
dc.subjectSOCIAL ANXIETYen
dc.subjectSAMPLE-SIZEen
dc.subjectSELF-REGULATIONen
dc.subjectSYMPTOMSen
dc.subjectPERFORMANCEen
dc.subjectCOMPONENTSen
dc.subjectADOLESCENCEen
dc.titleAttentional control mediates fearful responding to an ecologically valid stressoren
dc.title.serialAnxiety Stress And Copingen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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