Modification of Body-Related Attentional Bias through Virtual Reality and Eye-Tracking in Healthy Participants: Implications for Anorexia Nervosa Treatments

Cognitive biases have a significant impact on the etiology and treatment of eating disorders (EDs). These biases, including selective attentional bias (AB) to disliked body parts, may reinforce concerns about body shape, fear of gaining weight and body image disturbances and may contribute to dietar...

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Authors: Miquel Nabau, Helena, Briseño-Oloriz, Natalia, Porras-García, Bruno, Ascione, Mariarca, Meschberger-Annweiler, Franck-Alexandre, Ferrer, Marta (Ferrer García), Moreno Sánchez, Manuel, Serrano Troncoso, Eduardo, Carulla-Roig, Marta, Gutiérrez Maldonado, José
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Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
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Keyword:Anorèxia nerviosa
Imatge corporal en les dones
Realitat virtual
Seguiment de la mirada
Trastorns de la cognició
Anorexia nervosa
Body image in women
Virtual reality
Eye tracking
Cognition disorders
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spelling Modification of Body-Related Attentional Bias through Virtual Reality and Eye-Tracking in Healthy Participants: Implications for Anorexia Nervosa TreatmentsMiquel Nabau, HelenaBriseño-Oloriz, NataliaPorras-García, BrunoAscione, MariarcaMeschberger-Annweiler, Franck-AlexandreFerrer, Marta (Ferrer García)Moreno Sánchez, ManuelSerrano Troncoso, EduardoCarulla-Roig, MartaGutiérrez Maldonado, JoséAnorèxia nerviosaImatge corporal en les donesRealitat virtualSeguiment de la miradaTrastorns de la cognicióAnorexia nervosaBody image in womenVirtual realityEye trackingCognition disordersCognitive biases have a significant impact on the etiology and treatment of eating disorders (EDs). These biases, including selective attentional bias (AB) to disliked body parts, may reinforce concerns about body shape, fear of gaining weight and body image disturbances and may contribute to dietary restriction and restraint. Decreasing AB could reduce core symptoms in anorexia nervosa (AN). This study represents a preliminary exploration aiming to assess whether AB towards weightrelated (WR) and non-weight-related (NW) body parts could be reduced through an AB modification task in a virtual reality (VR) environment in healthy participants. A total of 54 female participants, aged 22.98 ± 1.89, were recruited. The task consisted of directing the participants’ attention towards all body parts equally in a VR setting. Eye-tracking (ET) measurements (complete fixation time [CFT] and number of fixations [NF]) were made before and after the task. The results showed a significant reduction of the AB in the two groups with an initial AB towards WR body parts or towards NW body parts. Participants showed a tendency to more balanced (non-biased) attention after the intervention. This study provides evidence of the usefulness of AB modification tasks in a non-clinical sample.MDPI2024202420232024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion12 p.application/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/206960Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Clínica i Psicobiologia)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13050764Brain Sciences, 2023, vol. 13, num.5, 764https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13050764cc-by (c) Miquel-Nabau, Helena et al., 2023http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2445/2069602026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Modification of Body-Related Attentional Bias through Virtual Reality and Eye-Tracking in Healthy Participants: Implications for Anorexia Nervosa Treatments
title Modification of Body-Related Attentional Bias through Virtual Reality and Eye-Tracking in Healthy Participants: Implications for Anorexia Nervosa Treatments
spellingShingle Modification of Body-Related Attentional Bias through Virtual Reality and Eye-Tracking in Healthy Participants: Implications for Anorexia Nervosa Treatments
Miquel Nabau, Helena
Anorèxia nerviosa
Imatge corporal en les dones
Realitat virtual
Seguiment de la mirada
Trastorns de la cognició
Anorexia nervosa
Body image in women
Virtual reality
Eye tracking
Cognition disorders
title_short Modification of Body-Related Attentional Bias through Virtual Reality and Eye-Tracking in Healthy Participants: Implications for Anorexia Nervosa Treatments
title_full Modification of Body-Related Attentional Bias through Virtual Reality and Eye-Tracking in Healthy Participants: Implications for Anorexia Nervosa Treatments
title_fullStr Modification of Body-Related Attentional Bias through Virtual Reality and Eye-Tracking in Healthy Participants: Implications for Anorexia Nervosa Treatments
title_full_unstemmed Modification of Body-Related Attentional Bias through Virtual Reality and Eye-Tracking in Healthy Participants: Implications for Anorexia Nervosa Treatments
title_sort Modification of Body-Related Attentional Bias through Virtual Reality and Eye-Tracking in Healthy Participants: Implications for Anorexia Nervosa Treatments
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Miquel Nabau, Helena
Briseño-Oloriz, Natalia
Porras-García, Bruno
Ascione, Mariarca
Meschberger-Annweiler, Franck-Alexandre
Ferrer, Marta (Ferrer García)
Moreno Sánchez, Manuel
Serrano Troncoso, Eduardo
Carulla-Roig, Marta
Gutiérrez Maldonado, José
author Miquel Nabau, Helena
author_facet Miquel Nabau, Helena
Briseño-Oloriz, Natalia
Porras-García, Bruno
Ascione, Mariarca
Meschberger-Annweiler, Franck-Alexandre
Ferrer, Marta (Ferrer García)
Moreno Sánchez, Manuel
Serrano Troncoso, Eduardo
Carulla-Roig, Marta
Gutiérrez Maldonado, José
author_role author
author2 Briseño-Oloriz, Natalia
Porras-García, Bruno
Ascione, Mariarca
Meschberger-Annweiler, Franck-Alexandre
Ferrer, Marta (Ferrer García)
Moreno Sánchez, Manuel
Serrano Troncoso, Eduardo
Carulla-Roig, Marta
Gutiérrez Maldonado, José
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Anorèxia nerviosa
Imatge corporal en les dones
Realitat virtual
Seguiment de la mirada
Trastorns de la cognició
Anorexia nervosa
Body image in women
Virtual reality
Eye tracking
Cognition disorders
topic Anorèxia nerviosa
Imatge corporal en les dones
Realitat virtual
Seguiment de la mirada
Trastorns de la cognició
Anorexia nervosa
Body image in women
Virtual reality
Eye tracking
Cognition disorders
description Cognitive biases have a significant impact on the etiology and treatment of eating disorders (EDs). These biases, including selective attentional bias (AB) to disliked body parts, may reinforce concerns about body shape, fear of gaining weight and body image disturbances and may contribute to dietary restriction and restraint. Decreasing AB could reduce core symptoms in anorexia nervosa (AN). This study represents a preliminary exploration aiming to assess whether AB towards weightrelated (WR) and non-weight-related (NW) body parts could be reduced through an AB modification task in a virtual reality (VR) environment in healthy participants. A total of 54 female participants, aged 22.98 ± 1.89, were recruited. The task consisted of directing the participants’ attention towards all body parts equally in a VR setting. Eye-tracking (ET) measurements (complete fixation time [CFT] and number of fixations [NF]) were made before and after the task. The results showed a significant reduction of the AB in the two groups with an initial AB towards WR body parts or towards NW body parts. Participants showed a tendency to more balanced (non-biased) attention after the intervention. This study provides evidence of the usefulness of AB modification tasks in a non-clinical sample.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13050764
Brain Sciences, 2023, vol. 13, num.5, 764
https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13050764
dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv cc-by (c) Miquel-Nabau, Helena et al., 2023
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