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Age-related changes in cognitive biases during adolescence.
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Journal of adolescence [J Adolesc] 2019 Jul; Vol. 74, pp. 63-70. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jun 03. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Introduction: Age has been found to moderate the relation between cognitive biases and psychopathology, yet little is known about normative age-related change in these biases during adolescence. Adolescence might be a key developmental period for changes in negatively biased information-processing, and understanding the trajectories of these processes in a typically developing population is a pre-requisite for further comprehending their association with psychopathology.<br />Methods: This study explores the effect of age on seven cognitive biases in a diverse community sample from the United Kingdom (N = 540) aged 10-17 years (309 were female) using self-report measures.<br />Results: Age demonstrated a positive linear association with three biases: threat interpretation, negative attributions and overgeneralizing scores.<br />Conclusions: Important changes take place during adolescence that may increase young people's negative cognitive biases. Empirical data on normative age-related changes in cognitive biases should be integrated into theoretical models of biased information-processing and psychopathology.<br /> (Copyright © 2019 The Foundation for Professionals in Services for Adolescents. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1095-9254
- Volume :
- 74
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of adolescence
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31170599
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2019.04.007