Erschienen in:
01.09.2017 | Anxiety Disorders (A Pelissolo, Section Editor)
Gaze-Based Assessments of Vigilance and Avoidance in Social Anxiety: a Review
verfasst von:
Nigel T. M. Chen, Patrick J. F. Clarke
Erschienen in:
Current Psychiatry Reports
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Ausgabe 9/2017
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Abstract
Purpose of Review
A broad base of research has sought to identify the biases in selective attention which characterize social anxiety, with the emergent use of eye tracking-based methods. This article seeks to provide a review of eye tracking studies examining selective attention biases in social anxiety.
Recent Findings
Across a number of contexts, social anxiety may be associated with a mix of both vigilant and avoidant patterns of attention with respect to the processing of emotional social stimuli. Socially anxious individuals may additionally avoid maintaining eye contact and may exhibit a generalized vigilance via hyperscanning of their environment.
Summary
The findings highlight the utility of eye tracking methods for increasing understanding of the gaze-based biases which characterize social anxiety disorder, with promising avenues for future research.