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Selective attention to threat, anxiety and glycaemic management in adolescents with type 1 diabetes

Previous research has established that adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) experience more anxiety symptoms than their healthy peers and are also more likely to develop an anxiety disorder. Research in cognitive psychology has found that selective attention favouring the processing of threatening information causally contributes to elevated levels of anxiety; however, this process has not been investigated in the context of T1D.

Citation:
Rudaizky D, Bebbington K, Davis EA, Radcliffe W, MacLeod C, Hunt A, Chen N, Jones TW, Lin A. Selective attention to threat, anxiety and glycaemic management in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2021;7:100065.

Keywords:
Diabetes; Anxiety; Attentional bias; Selective attention; Glycaemic control

Abstract:
Previous research has established that adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) experience more anxiety symptoms than their healthy peers and are also more likely to develop an anxiety disorder. Research in cognitive psychology has found that selective attention favouring the processing of threatening information causally contributes to elevated levels of anxiety; however, this process has not been investigated in the context of T1D.