ArticleBehavioural brain research2020
Attention bias towards threat in African American children exposed to early life trauma.
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- Moderating effects of environmental stressors on the development of attention to threat in infancy.Developmental psychobiology · 2022Article
- Sensitive periods for psychosocial risk in childhood and adolescence and cardiometabolic outcomes in young adulthood.Development and psychopathology · 2020Article
- Maternal Experiences of Trauma and Toddler Multisensory Attention Skills in a South African Community Cohort.Infancy : the official journal of the International Society on Infant StudiesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAttentional bias is linked to a range of mood disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The present study examined attention bias patterns in African American children exposed to trauma, in order to better understand potential risk factors for PTSD.
methods31 children (ages 8-14) completed an eye-tracking task to assess gaze bias patterns while viewing pairs of emotional and neutral faces. Trauma exposure and PTSD symptoms were assessed in a subsample of children (n = 24).
resultsRepeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) results examining attention bias indices and gender showed greater attention bias toward angry faces than happy faces (p < 0.01) and toward emotional faces in males than females (p < 0.05). Correlational analyses showed attention bias toward angry faces was associated with greater levels of child trauma exposure (p < 0.05). Based on linear regression analysis, child trauma exposure accounted for 17 % of variance in attention bias toward angry versus neutral faces independent of gender or posttraumatic stress symptoms (p < 0.05).
conclusionsTrauma exposure in children is related to altered attention bias, via enhanced attention towards threatening cues. Results contribute to evidence that males and females may exhibit different attentional patterns. This study highlights the importance of additional research on attention bias patterns and prospective mental health outcomes across gender and through development.
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