The present study examines the attentional bias hypothesis for individuals with generalised
social phobia (GSPs). Socially phobic individuals were hypothesised to exhibit attentional …

This study investigated the time-course of attentional bias in socially phobic (SP) and non-
phobic (NP) adults. Participants viewed angry and happy faces paired with neutral faces (ie …

The present studies examined attentional bias for photographed faces and household
objects among individuals diagnosed with generalised social phobia using a letter-probe …

Previous studies of social phobia have reported an increased vigilance to social threat cues
but also an avoidance of socially relevant stimuli such as eye gaze. The primary aim of this …

Clinical observation suggests that social phobia is characterised by eye avoidance in social
interaction, reflecting an exaggerated social sensitivity. These reports are consistent with …

Individuals with social phobia fear negative evaluation, which is most directly signalled by
an angry expression of the interlocutor's face. This study investigated the processing of 3 …

Theoretical models of social phobia propose that biased attention contributes to the
maintenance of symptoms; however these theoretical models make opposing predictions …

Attentional biases in the processing of threatening facial expressions in social anxiety are
well documented. It is generally assumed that these attentional biases originate in an …

Social phobia has been associated with an attentional bias for angry faces. This study aimed
at further characterising this attentional bias by investigating reaction times, heart rates, and …

A substantial literature indicates that anxiety is often associated with selective attention to
threat cues. Socially anxious individuals are excessively concerned about negative …