Effect of Attention Bias on the Relationship between <i>Hikikomori</i> Tendency and Effortful Control in University Students

Kobashi Ryosuke

doi:10.2132/personality.28.2.9

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

大学生のひきこもり傾向とエフォートフル・コントロールの関連における注意バイアスの影響
ダイガクセイノヒキコモリケイコウトエフォートフル・コントロールノカンレンニオケルチュウイバイアスノエイキョウ

Search this article

Abstract

<p>This study examined the relationship between hikikomori tendency, effortful control (EC), and attention bias. University students (40 males and 60 females) performed dot-probe tasks and completed self-report questionnaires to assess hikikomori tendency and EC. The dot-probe tasks featured three types of stimuli: positive words, negative words, and neutral words. The engagement score and difficulty to disengage score were measured as attention bias score. The results of moderated mediation analysis by gender indicated that EC and attention to positive stimuli significantly reduced the hikikomori tendency. Moreover, attention to positive stimuli also reduced the hikikomori tendency in males with more EC. Further, in females, EC was directly negatively associated with the hikikomori tendency as well as indirectly negatively associated with the hikikomori tendency, through the mediation of paying attention to positive stimuli. Thus, enhancement of attention to positive stimuli could help support the hikikomori tendency.</p>

Journal

The Japanese Journal of Personality

The Japanese Journal of Personality 28 (2), 128-139, 2019-11-01

Japan Society of Personality Psychology

Keywords

Details 詳細情報について

Export