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Measuring Attentional Biases for Threat in Children and Adults
Published on: October 19, 2014
Attentional Bias for Sexual Threat Among Sexual Victimization Survivors: A Meta-Analytic Review
Jessica A Latack1, Anne Moyer1, Valerie A Simon2
11 Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
Abstract:
The current meta-analysis examined the effects of sexual victimization (SV) on attentional bias for sexual threat. This relationship was also examined among victims of SV with and without a current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The broader aim was to elucidate potential mechanisms operating between SV and negative health outcomes. As hypothesized, the findings supported a positive relationship between SV and attentional bias toward sexual threat stimuli, and subanalyses indicated that PTSD symptomatology significantly contributed to this association.
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