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Trouble focusing when upset may signal anxiety and depression symptoms in youth
How a child focuses when upset is far more revealing about their mental health than how they focus when calm, according to FIU psychologists. In a new study published in Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, psychology Ph.D.
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A study published in the Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment examined whether an adult self‑report survey could be applied to children and adolescents. Psychology Ph.D. candidate Krystyna Keller administered the survey to 241 participants aged 6 to 17. Analysis indicated the instrument measures two distinct dimensions: emotional focusing, the capacity to maintain task performance despite upsetting distractions, and emotional shifting, the ability to disengage from an emotional trigger. The findings suggest the survey may be useful for assessing anxiety‑ and depression‑related attentional symptoms in youth.
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