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Interpretative inferences when reading about emotional events

C Hirsch1, A Mathews

  • 1MRC Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge, U.K.

Behaviour Research and Therapy
|February 18, 1998
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Individuals with high anxiety interpret ambiguous job interview scenarios negatively, while less anxious individuals infer positive outcomes. This suggests cognitive biases may maintain anxiety in real-life situations.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Anxiety is often associated with biased information processing.
  • Interpretive biases may play a role in the maintenance of anxiety disorders.
  • Ambiguous social situations, like job interviews, are common triggers for anxiety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how anxiety levels influence interpretations of ambiguous social events.
  • To determine if individuals with high or low anxiety make emotionally congruent inferences.
  • To explore the cognitive mechanisms underlying anxiety maintenance.

Main Methods:

  • Three experiments were conducted.
  • Participants with varying levels of interview anxiety read descriptions of an ambiguously threatening event (job interview).

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  • Interpretive inferences made by participants were recorded and analyzed.

    • Main Results:

    • Evidence supported the hypothesis that anxiety levels influence interpretations.
    • Non-anxious individuals inferred positive outcomes to the ambiguous event.
    • Highly anxious individuals did not infer positive outcomes, suggesting a negative bias.

    Conclusions:

    • Cognitive interpretation biases differ based on anxiety levels.
    • Non-anxious individuals exhibit a positive interpretive bias in ambiguous threat situations.
    • These findings have implications for understanding and potentially treating anxiety through cognitive interventions.