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Affect-biased attention, particularly when stable, can anchor early socioemotional and behavioral patterns, potentially leading to maladaptive development. This review explores its role across various psychopathological domains from a developmental neuroscience perspective.

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  • Developmental Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Psychopathology

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  • Growing interest in affect-biased attention's impact on psychopathology.
  • Limited research adopts a developmental perspective.
  • Need to understand socioemotional trajectories influenced by attention biases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Examine the role of affect-biased attention in socioemotional development.
  • Propose a developmental neuroscience framework for understanding these biases.
  • Explore implications across various psychopathological domains.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review focusing on developmental neuroscience.
  • Analysis of affect-biased attention mechanisms and neural correlates.
  • Examination of co-development of attention and affect.

Main Results:

  • Affect-biased attention can act as a developmental tether, sustaining early profiles.
  • Evidence primarily from anxiety, but applicable to positive affect, externalizing behaviors, drug use, and eating behaviors.
  • Proposed model integrates neurocognitive mechanisms and developmental trajectories.

Conclusions:

  • Affect-biased attention plays a crucial role in shaping socioemotional development.
  • A developmental neuroscience framework is essential for understanding these biases.
  • The proposed model can guide future research and interventions for at-risk individuals.