The relevance of self-esteem and self-schemas to persecutory delusions: a systematic review

ML Kesting, TM Lincoln - Comprehensive psychiatry, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Self-esteem is frequently targeted in psychological approaches to persecutory
delusions (PD). However, its precise role in the formation and maintenance of PD is unclear …

On the automatic activation of attitudes: a quarter century of evaluative priming research.

DR Herring, KR White, LN Jabeen, M Hinojos… - Psychological …, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract Evaluation is a fundamental concept in psychological science. Limitations of self-
report measures of evaluation led to an explosion of research on implicit measures of …

Modifying automatic approach action tendencies in individuals with elevated social anxiety symptoms

CT Taylor, N Amir - Behaviour research and therapy, 2012 - Elsevier
Research suggests that social anxiety is associated with a reduced approach orientation for
positive social cues. In the current study we examined the effect of experimentally …

How pre-processing decisions affect the reliability and validity of the approach–avoidance task: Evidence from simulations and multiverse analyses with six datasets

S Kahveci, M Rinck, H van Alebeek… - Behavior Research …, 2024 - Springer
Reaction time (RT) data are often pre-processed before analysis by rejecting outliers and
errors and aggregating the data. In stimulus–response compatibility paradigms such as the …

Test-retest reliability of a smartphone-based approach-avoidance task: Effects of retest period, stimulus type, and demographics

HG Zech, P Gable, WW van Dijk… - Behavior Research …, 2023 - Springer
The approach-avoidance task (AAT) is an implicit task that measures people's behavioral
tendencies to approach or avoid stimuli in the environment. In recent years, it has been used …

Let's open the decision-making umbrella: a framework for conceptualizing and assessing features of impaired decision making in addiction

L Rochat, P Maurage, A Heeren, J Billieux - Neuropsychology review, 2019 - Springer
Decision-making impairments play a pivotal role in the emergence and maintenance of
addictive disorders. However, a sound conceptualization of decision making as an umbrella …

The predictive value of approach and avoidance tendencies on the onset and course of depression and anxiety disorders

SY Struijs, F Lamers, M Rinck, K Roelofs… - Depression and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Trait and automatic approach‐avoidance (AA) tendencies are central concepts
in research on affective disorders. We longitudinally examined the associations of trait and …

Sexual attraction modulates interpersonal distance and approach-avoidance movements towards virtual agents in males

R Welsch, C von Castell, M Rettenberger, D Turner… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
How does sexual attraction alter social interaction behavior? We examined the influence of
sexual orientation on locomotor approach-avoidance behavior and interpersonal distance …

How interindividual differences shape approach-avoidance behavior: Relating self-report and diagnostic measures of interindividual differences to behavioral …

K Fricke, S Vogel - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Responding to stimuli in ambiguous environments is partially governed by approach-
avoidance tendencies. Imbalances in these approach-avoidance behaviors are implicated …

Rumination and implicit avoidance following bereavement: an approach avoidance task investigation

MC Eisma, M Rinck, MS Stroebe, HAW Schut… - Journal of behavior …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background and objectives Rumination, a risk factor in adjustment to bereavement, has
often been considered a confrontation process. However, building on research on worry in …