Dobson, KeithMastikhina, Liza2014-09-122014-11-172014-09-122014Mastikhina, L. (2014). An examination of attentional training in dysphoric and non-dysphoric individuals (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24873http://hdl.handle.net/11023/1741The present study examined the longitudinal effects of attentional retraining on symptoms of depression. It was a replication and extension of an earlier study by Wells & Beevers (2010). Based on their baseline BDI scores, undergraduate psychology students were randomly assigned into one of 4 groups. Dysphoric participants were assigned into either the neutral training or the control condition. Non-dysphoric participants were assigned into either the dysphoric training or the control condition. All dysphoric participants showed a significant reduction in depressive symptoms throughout the study, F(2, 73.55) = 21.88, p<.001; however, no group differences were observed. The hypothesis that negative bias retraining condition would induce depressive symptoms from baseline to follow-up was not confirmed. Results were inconsistent with those of Wells and Beevers’ (2010). Implications of the findings on research on attentional retraining in the context of depression are discussed.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.Psychology--ClinicalAttentional BiasDepressioninformation processingcognitionemotionmaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/24873