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dc.contributor.authorWaters, AM
dc.contributor.authorWharton, TA
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:00:12Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:00:12Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.date.modified2008-01-14T07:10:16Z
dc.identifier.issn0004-9530
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/16381
dc.description.abstractAnxious children interpret ambiguous situations in a more threatening way and choose more avoidant solutions compared with non-anxious children. This study sought to (1) compare the interpretations of clinically anxious (N = 25) and nonanxious children (N = 33) on two different interpretation tasks used previously and to (2) examine whether threat-based interpretations in anxious children (N = 19) are modified following cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT). Children (1) heard stories in which ambiguous situations were described, and their perceived ability to influence situations was rated and (2) read words that had both threat and neutral meanings, and were asked to use the word in a sentence. Results showed that in comparison to nonanxious children, anxious children reported being significantly less able to influence situations and gave more threat-based interpretations of words. Following treatment, anxious children's ability to influence the situation was significantly improved and they tended to make fewer threat-based interpretations of words. Moreover, at post-treatment, anxious children's perceived ability to influence situations and the number of threat-interpretations given was comparable to a matched non-anxious group. These results indicate that anxious children's ability to exert control and cope with ambiguous situations can be improved through CBT.
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherThe Australian Psychological Society
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.psychology.org.au/
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.vanderveer.org.nz/research/publications/papers/0404.pdf
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofconferencename2006 Joint Conference of the APS & NZPsS
dc.relation.ispartofconferencetitleAUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY
dc.relation.ispartofdatefrom2006-09-26
dc.relation.ispartofdateto2006-09-30
dc.relation.ispartoflocationNew Zealand
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom204
dc.relation.ispartofpageto204
dc.relation.ispartofvolume58
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCognitive and computational psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5204
dc.titleCognitive bias in anxious children: Comparison with non-anxious children and the effects of cognitive-behavioural treatment
dc.typeConference output
dc.type.descriptionE3 - Conferences (Extract Paper)
dc.type.codeE - Conference Publications
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.date.issued2006
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorWaters, Allison M.


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