ABSTRACT

The combined cognitive bias hypothesis proposes that emotional information-processing biases may conjointly influence mental health. Yet, little is known about the interrelationships amongst cognitive biases, particularly in adolescence. We used data from the CogBIAS longitudinal study (Booth et al., 2017), including 450 adolescents who completed measures of interpretation bias, memory bias, and a validated measure of general mental health in a typically developing population. We used a moderated network modelling approach to examine positive mental health-related moderation of the cognitive bias network. We found that mental health was directly associated with positive and negative memory biases, and positive interpretation biases, but not negative interpretation biases. Further, we observed some mental health-related moderation of the network structure. Network connectivity decreased with higher positive mental health scores. Network approaches allow us to model complex relationships amongst cognitive biases and develop novel hypotheses for future research.

 抽象的

综合认知偏差假说提出，情绪信息处理偏差可能会共同影响心理健康。然而，人们对认知偏差之间的相互关系知之甚少，特别是在青春期。我们使用了 CogBIAS 纵向研究（Booth 等，2017）的数据，其中包括 450 名青少年，他们完成了解释偏差、记忆偏差的测量，以及对典型发展人群中一般心理健康的有效测量。我们使用调节网络建模方法来检查认知偏差网络的积极心理健康相关调节。我们发现心理健康与积极和消极记忆偏见以及积极解释偏见直接相关，但与消极解释偏见无关。此外，我们观察到网络结构的一些与心理健康相关的调节。网络连接随着积极心理健康得分的升高而降低。网络方法使我们能够对认知偏差之间的复杂关系进行建模，并为未来的研究提出新的假设。