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ArticleBrain sciences2024

Adapting Minds: Exploring Cognition to Threatened Stimuli in the Post-COVID-19 Landscape Comparing Old and New Concerns about Pandemic.

Giuseppe Forte, Francesca Favieri, Ilaria Corbo, Giovanna Troisi, Giulia Marselli, Barbara Blasutto, Renato Ponce, Enrico Di Pace, Viviana Langher, Renata Tambelli and 1 more

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11 authors.

Giuseppe ForteDepartment of Dynamic, Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5223-041X
Francesca FavieriDepartment of Dynamic, Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6696-5855
Ilaria CorboDepartment of Dynamic, Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7070-3751
Giovanna TroisiDepartment of Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6852-3762
Giulia MarselliDepartment of Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4408-0383
Barbara BlasuttoDepartment of Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Renato PonceDepartment of Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2494-8341
Enrico Di PaceDepartment of Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Viviana LangherDepartment of Dynamic, Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Renata TambelliDepartment of Dynamic, Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Maria CasagrandeDepartment of Dynamic, Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, "Sapienza" University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4430-3367

Funding

Sapienza university of Rome RM12117A7E46990A"
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global population has been significantly affected by the pandemic in terms of physical and mental health. According to transactional theory, individuals have undergone an adaptation process influenced by cognitive control abilities. Emotional responses to COVID-19-related stimuli may interfere with top-down attentional processes, thereby hindering adaptation. This study aimed to investigate the impact of COVID-19-related stimuli on attentional processing and to determine whether psychological factors could modulate these effects. A sample of 96 healthy undergraduate students participated in an emotional Stroop task in which they were presented with a series of stimuli, including both neutral and negative COVID-19-related as well as non-COVID-19 stimuli. COVID-19-related PTSD, as an index of distress (PTSS), and trait anxiety were evaluated. Results showed that participants were more accurate in identifying COVID-19-related stimuli compared to non-COVID-19 stimuli. Being female and having higher retrospective PTSS scores related to COVID-19 were predictive of faster reaction times for both neutral and negative COVID-19-related stimuli. This heightened attentional bias toward COVID-19-related stimuli suggests that individuals may be more sensitive to stimuli associated with the pandemic. The results suggest that the association between COVID-19 stimuli and attentional biases extends beyond emotional valence, being retrospectively influenced by mental health, suggesting potential pathways to future mental health challenges.

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attentional biasCOVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19-related stimuliemotional Stroop taskPTSD COVID-19 related

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PMCPMC11274687

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