Disentangling the mediating role of modifying interpretation bias on emotional distress using a novel cognitive bias modification program |
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Affiliation: | 1. Neurology Unit, Medicine Section, Faculty of Sciences and Medicine, University of Fribourg, Switzerland;2. Laboratory of Cognitive Neurorehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland;3. Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland |
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Abstract: | BackgroundNegative interpretation bias is a potential risk factor for emotional disorders. In this study, we tested a clinically inspired 4-session online Cognitive Bias Modification-Interpretation (CBM-IClin) program to modify negative interpretation biases.MethodsWe randomized one hundred and twenty-one volunteer young adults (Mean age = 21.6 years, SD = 3.5; 85 % women) with varying levels of emotional distress to either an experimental or waitlist control group. Mediation analyses were used to disentangle the associations between the intervention, changes in interpretation biases (assessed by both a self-report and an experimental task), and changes in measures of cognitive vulnerability and symptoms of depression and anxiety.ResultsThe results showed that the CBM-IClin could change negative interpretation biases. Also, it had a direct effect on the change in negative memory bias, an indirect effect on the change in depression symptoms via the change in interpretation bias, and both direct and indirect effects on the change in self-reported dysfunctional attitudes.LimitationsThe study included a non-clinical sample of participants and it did not control for some potential confounding factors (e.g., attentional disorders). Furthermore, participants’ engagement during the sessions at home was not supervised.ConclusionsThe CBM-IClin is a potential tool to prevent and intervene in emotional disorders in young adults and could complement other traditional CBM procedures or clinical interventions. |
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Keywords: | Cognition Bias Depression Anxiety Prevention |
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