Effects of Self-Focus on External Attention and State Anxiety in Social Anxiety: Evidence from Eye-Movement and Physiological Measures

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作者：
Chen H. [1 ,2 ]
Lin M. [2 ,3 ]
Qian M. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Social Work, School of Sociology and Political Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai
[2] School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, Beijing Key Laboratory for Behavior and Mental Health, Beijing
[3] Clinical Psychology and Social Cognition, Department of Psychology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin
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Beijing Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexue Ban)/Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Pekinensis | 2023年 / 59卷 / 01期
关键词：
attentional bias; eye movement; self-focus; social anxiety; speech task; state anxiety;
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10.13209/j.0479-8023.2022.117
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摘要：
In order to investigate the effects of self-focus on attention towards external social feedback and state anxiety of socially anxious individuals in a simulated real social situation, 105 participants were recruited and gave an impromptu speech with pre-recorded audience showing positive, neutral and negative feedback. Self-focus was manipulated through instructions. Eye movements served as indicators of attention toward audience with difference emotional valence. Skin conductance level and heart rate were measured. The results showed that self-focus reduced attention to external social feedback among both high and low socially anxious groups. In high self-focus condition, both high and low socially anxious groups exhibited higher heart rate, compared with low self-focus condition. The findings indicate that self-focus impairs processing of external stimuli in socially anxious individuals. © 2023 Peking University. All rights reserved.
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