Eye movements, not reaction times, reveal anticipatory attentional bias in childhood social anxiety disorder

Although RT tasks alone may not detect attentional biases in children with SAD, eye-tracking indicated heightened attention to socially salient cues during anticipation. These findings highlight the importance of multimodal assessment to capture subtle hypervigilance in pediatric SAD.

Authors

Julia Asbrand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2740-6070)
Nadine Vietmeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3768-0153)
Brunna Tuschen‐Caffier
Nik Dietze

Institutions

University of Freiburg (DE)
Bielefeld University (DE)
Hochschule Bielefeld (DE)
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
University Hospital Magdeburg (DE)
Friedrich Schiller University Jena (DE)

Publication Details

Journal: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Published: 2026-01-19
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70115
Primary Topic: Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

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article

Eye movements, not reaction times, reveal anticipatory attentional bias in childhood social anxiety disorder

Julia Asbrand, Nadine Vietmeier, Brunna Tuschen‐Caffier, Nik Dietze

Jan 19, 2026

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

article

Eye movements, not reaction times, reveal anticipatory attentional bias in childhood social anxiety disorder

Julia Asbrand, Nadine Vietmeier, Brunna Tuschen‐Caffier, Nik Dietze

January 19, 2026article en

Abstract

Although RT tasks alone may not detect attentional biases in children with SAD, eye-tracking indicated heightened attention to socially salient cues during anticipation. These findings highlight the importance of multimodal assessment to capture subtle hypervigilance in pediatric SAD.

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

University of Freiburg (DE), Bielefeld University (DE), Hochschule Bielefeld (DE), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE), University Hospital Magdeburg (DE), Friedrich Schiller University Jena (DE)

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