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Efficacy of the Chinese version interpretation bias modification training in an unselected sample: A randomized trial

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  • Fan Zhang
  • Chenwei Huang
  • Xiaofei Mao
  • Tianya Hou
  • Luna Sun
  • Yaoguang Zhou
  • Guanghui Deng

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Training individuals to interpret ambiguous information in positive ways might be an effective method of reducing social anxiety. However, little research had been carried out in Chinese samples, and the effect of interpretation training on other processes such as attentional bias also remained unclear. This study examined the effect of interpretation bias modification program (IMP) on interpretation bias, social anxiety and attentional bias, and the possible mediation effects. 51 healthy adults were randomly assigned to either a 5-session IMP training that guided them to endorse benign interpretation in ambiguous scenarios or an interpretation control condition (ICC). Self-reported measures of social anxiety symptoms, attentional bias and interpretation bias were evaluated before and after training. Results showed that compared to control group, IMP group generated more positive interpretations and less negative interpretations after training (F(1,49) = 7.65, p

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  • Fan Zhang & Chenwei Huang & Xiaofei Mao & Tianya Hou & Luna Sun & Yaoguang Zhou & Guanghui Deng, 2021. "Efficacy of the Chinese version interpretation bias modification training in an unselected sample: A randomized trial," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(7), pages 1-12, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0255224
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255224
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