Publications by authors named "Margaret R Tobias"
This study developed and evaluated a brief, single-session online intervention designed to facilitate treatment seeking among adults with clinically significant social anxiety (SA) symptoms, who generally seek treatment at exceptionally low rates. Adults ( = 267) reporting significant SA symptoms were recruited online and randomized to a brief, single-session online intervention: consisted of brief psychoeducation and treatment resources, or which added treatment seeking-focused motivational content adapted from Motivational Interviewing and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Attitudes, intentions, perceived control, and treatment seeking were assessed at Pre, Post, and 1-month follow-up (FU).
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- Anxiety leads to increased sensitivity to negative feedback and errors, which is reflected in neural responses (FRN and ERN) during tasks.
- Higher anxiety levels, especially in women, result in stronger reactions to negative cues as the task continues.
- While both anxiety and depression involve negative cognitive biases, the relationship of depression to performance monitoring indicators is less consistent compared to anxiety.
Objectives: The present research explored the role that culture plays in smokers' description of their risk perceptions and experiences as targets of moralization.
Methods: We conducted in-depth qualitative interviews with 15 smokers each from Denmark (a smoking-lenient culture) and the USA (a smoking-prohibitive culture).
Results: Smokers said they were well aware of the risks of smoking yet minimized the risks of active and passive smoking; Danes were particularly likely to minimize these risks.