RT Journal Article
T1 Eye-gaze contingent attention training (ECAT): Examining the causal role of attention regulation in reappraisal and rumination
A1 Sánchez López, Álvaro
A1 Everaert, Jonas
A1 Van Put, Jill
A1 De Raedt, Rudi
A1 Koster, Ernst H.W.
AB This study used a novel eye-gaze contingent attention training (ECAT) to test the prediction that attention regulation is involved in reappraisal and rumination. Sixty-six undergraduates were randomly assigned to either the control or the active training condition of the ECAT. Active ECAT comprised training in allocating attention toward positive words to efficiently create positive interpretations while receiving gaze-contingent feedback. Participants in the control condition freely generated interpretations without receiving gaze-contingent feedback. Active ECAT resulted in: 1) more sustained attention on positive information, in turn predicting greater reappraisal success to down-regulate negative emotions, and 2) larger reductions in state rumination after viewing negative scenes. Our results highlight the importance of considering attention mechanisms in understanding (and treating impaired) emotion regulation processes. These findings provide an important step towards the use of personalized attention training to build resources of resilience.
PB Elsevier
SN 0301-0511
YR 2019
FD 2019-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/116305
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/116305
LA eng
NO Sanchez-Lopez, A., Everaert, J., Van Put, J., De Raedt, R., & Koster, E. H. W. (2019). Eye-gaze contingent attention training (ECAT): Examining the causal role of attention regulation in reappraisal and rumination. Biological psychology, 142, 116–125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2019.01.017
NO Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)
NO Belgian American Educational Foundation
NO Universiteit Gent
NO Comunidad de Madrid
DS Docta Complutense
RD 16 abr 2025