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Face to face: visual scanpath evidence for abnormal processing of facial expressions in social phobia.
Psychiatry Res
June 2004
Department of Psychology, University of Wollongong 2522, Australia.
Article Synopsis
- Cognitive models of social phobia suggest that individuals fear negative judgement from others, leading to heightened attention to social threats, often resulting in eye contact avoidance and hypervigilance.
- The study employed infrared corneal reflection to objectively analyze visual attention in 22 individuals with social phobia compared to a control group when exposed to various emotional facial expressions.
- Results indicated that those with social phobia exhibited longer scanpaths and reduced eye contact, particularly with angry faces, supporting the theory that cognitive biases significantly influence social anxiety and implying potential for treatment applications.