• J Clin Psychol · Sep 2018

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Positive online attentional training as a means of modifying attentional and interpretational biases among the clinically depressed: An experimental study using eye tracking.

    • Izabela Krejtz, Paweł Holas, Marzena Rusanowska, and John B Nezlek.
    • Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Cognitive Studies, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
    • J Clin Psychol. 2018 Sep 1; 74 (9): 1594-1606.

    ObjectiveThe present study examined the effectiveness of online positive attention bias modification training (ABMT) in inducing positive attention and positive interpretational biases in depressed individuals.MethodClinically depressed individuals (n = 60) were randomly assigned to one of two conditions of 14-day online ABMT. In the positive ABMT condition, a probe replaced positive stimuli in 100% of trials. In the control condition, the probe replaced positive stimuli in 50% of trials. Before and after training, we recorded eye movements during the completion of a Scrambled Sentence Task in which participants created positive or negative sentences. Participants also completed measures of symptoms of depression and anxiety.ResultsAfter training, participants in the positive ABMT condition fixated longer on positive keywords than participants in the control group and experienced a significant reduction in anxiety.ConclusionThese findings suggest that positive AMBT can promote positive attention bias among clinically depressed individuals.© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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