Trial reportPloS one2018
A randomized controlled trial of multi-session online interpretation bias modification training: Short- and long-term effects on anxiety and depression in unselected adolescents.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Cognitive bias modification for social anxiety: a living systematic review and network meta-analysis.Wellcome open research · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Online Interventions for the Universal and Selective Prevention of Mental Health Problems Among Adolescents: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023Pooled it
- A Systematic Review on TeleMental Health in Youth Mental Health: Focus on Anxiety, Depression and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Pooled it
- Randomized controlled trial of smartphone-based interpretation bias intervention for anxiety and depression.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2026Trial
- Cognitive Bias Modification Reduces Social Anxiety Symptoms in Socially Anxious Adolescents with Mild Intellectual Disabilities: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2018Trial
- Interpretation biases in child and youth depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Review
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- Cognitive bias modification of interpretations for anxiety and depression in children and adolescents: A meta-analysis.JCPP advances · 2024Article
- Web-Based Cognitive Bias Modification Program for Young People With Social Anxiety and Hazardous Alcohol Use: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
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- Cognitive Bias Modification Training Targeting Fatigue in Patients With Kidney Disease: Usability Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Development of a Brief Group CBT Intervention to Reduce COVID-19 Related Distress Among School-Age Youth.Cognitive and behavioral practice · 2021Article
- Promoting helpful attention and interpretation patterns to reduce anxiety and depression in young people: weaving scientific data with young peoples' lived experiences.BMC psychiatry · 2021Article
- Characteristics of effective online interventions: implications for adolescents with personality disorder during a global pandemic.Research in psychotherapy (Milano) · 2020Article
- Emotional working memory training as an online intervention for adolescent anxiety and depression: A randomised controlled trial.Australian journal of psychology · 2016Article
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Abstract
introductionNegatively biased interpretations play an important role in anxiety and depression, which are highly prevalent in adolescence, and changing such biases might thus reduce or prevent emotional disorders. We investigated the short- and long-term effects of an online interpretation bias modification training in unselected adolescents to explore its potential in preventing anxiety and depression.
methodsParticipants (N = 173) were randomly allocated to eight online sessions of interpretation or placebo training. Interpretation bias was assessed pre- and post-training. Primary outcomes of anxiety and depression, and secondary measures of emotional resilience were assessed pre- and post-training and at three, six, and twelve months follow-up.
resultsCompared to placebo, interpretation training marginally increased positive interpretations. Irrespective of training condition, symptoms of anxiety and depression showed a decline post-training and at follow-up, and indices of resilience showed an increase. Change in interpretation bias, baseline interpretation bias, stressful life events, or number of training sessions completed did not moderate the effects on anxiety or depression.
conclusionsResults suggest that interpretation training as implemented in this study has no added value in reducing symptoms or enhancing resilience in unselected adolescents.
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