A Dot-Probe Paradigm for Attention Bias Detection in Young Adults

Mei Yi Wong; Chen Kang Lee; Paul E. Croarkin; Poh Foong Lee

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-65092-6_18

A Dot-Probe Paradigm for Attention Bias Detection in Young Adults

Mei Yi Wong, Chen Kang Lee, Paul E. Croarkin, Poh Foong Lee

Psychiatry and Psychology

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Abstract

Depression is a common, but serious medical illness. Several influential cognitive theories propose that the maintenance of depressive symptoms is associated with negative cognitive biases. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of using a dot-probe task to detect negative attention bias in young adults and to study the effectiveness in using emoji images versus real face images in a dot-probe task. A total of 50 young adults (aged 18 to 29) were recruited and completed a visual dot-probe task under two conditions, once with face-type stimuli and then with emoji-type stimuli. Participants exhibiting depressive symptoms showed a greater attention bias towards faces with sad expressions compared to non-depressed participants. However, no evidence was found for differences in attention biases towards happy expressions, as well as toward emoji images representing happy and sad expressions. The average reaction time was faster for emoji-type trials compared to face-type trials. Results support the use of happy and sad expressions in a dot-probe task to detect attention bias related to depressive symptoms in young adults. Despite finding a lack of differences in general attention bias towards emoji-type images, further analysis is required to make a reliable verdict on the efficacy of using emoji images in a dot probe task.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	3rd International Conference for Innovation in Biomedical Engineering and Life Sciences - Proceedings of ICIBEL 2019
Editors	Fatimah Ibrahim, Juliana Usman, Mohd Yazed Ahmad, Norhamizan Hamzah
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	150-157
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9783030650919
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65092-6_18
State	Published - 2021
Event	3rd International Conference for Innovation in Biomedical Engineering and Life Sciences, ICIBEL 2020 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Duration: Dec 6 2019 → Dec 7 2019

Publication series

Name	IFMBE Proceedings
Volume	81
ISSN (Print)	1680-0737
ISSN (Electronic)	1433-9277

Conference

Conference	3rd International Conference for Innovation in Biomedical Engineering and Life Sciences, ICIBEL 2020
Country/Territory	Malaysia
City	Kuala Lumpur
Period	12/6/19 → 12/7/19

Keywords

Attention bias
Depression
Dot-probe task
Young adults

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Bioengineering
Biomedical Engineering

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Wong, M. Y., Lee, C. K., Croarkin, P. E., & Lee, P. F. (2021). A Dot-Probe Paradigm for Attention Bias Detection in Young Adults. In F. Ibrahim, J. Usman, M. Y. Ahmad, & N. Hamzah (Eds.), 3rd International Conference for Innovation in Biomedical Engineering and Life Sciences - Proceedings of ICIBEL 2019 (pp. 150-157). (IFMBE Proceedings; Vol. 81). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65092-6_18

A Dot-Probe Paradigm for Attention Bias Detection in Young Adults. / Wong, Mei Yi; Lee, Chen Kang; Croarkin, Paul E. et al.
3rd International Conference for Innovation in Biomedical Engineering and Life Sciences - Proceedings of ICIBEL 2019. ed. / Fatimah Ibrahim; Juliana Usman; Mohd Yazed Ahmad; Norhamizan Hamzah. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021. p. 150-157 (IFMBE Proceedings; Vol. 81).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Wong, MY, Lee, CK, Croarkin, PE & Lee, PF 2021, A Dot-Probe Paradigm for Attention Bias Detection in Young Adults. in F Ibrahim, J Usman, MY Ahmad & N Hamzah (eds), 3rd International Conference for Innovation in Biomedical Engineering and Life Sciences - Proceedings of ICIBEL 2019. IFMBE Proceedings, vol. 81, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 150-157, 3rd International Conference for Innovation in Biomedical Engineering and Life Sciences, ICIBEL 2020, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 12/6/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65092-6_18

Wong MY, Lee CK, Croarkin PE, Lee PF. A Dot-Probe Paradigm for Attention Bias Detection in Young Adults. In Ibrahim F, Usman J, Ahmad MY, Hamzah N, editors, 3rd International Conference for Innovation in Biomedical Engineering and Life Sciences - Proceedings of ICIBEL 2019. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2021. p. 150-157. (IFMBE Proceedings). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-65092-6_18

Wong, Mei Yi ; Lee, Chen Kang ; Croarkin, Paul E. et al. / A Dot-Probe Paradigm for Attention Bias Detection in Young Adults. 3rd International Conference for Innovation in Biomedical Engineering and Life Sciences - Proceedings of ICIBEL 2019. editor / Fatimah Ibrahim ; Juliana Usman ; Mohd Yazed Ahmad ; Norhamizan Hamzah. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021. pp. 150-157 (IFMBE Proceedings).

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