Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6811441 | Psychiatry Research | 2018 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
Frontal EEG asymmetry, relatively greater left-than-right frontal activity (rLFA), has been associated with mood symptoms and approach versus withdrawal behaviors. Distress tolerance (DT), a transdiagnostic behavior, has yet to be examined as an approach behavior using rLFA. Adolescents (Nâ¯=â¯20; M ageâ¯=â¯14.53, SDâ¯=â¯2.09) completed a frustrating mirror-tracing task which provided an index of DT. Higher resting rLFA was associated with lower DT. The results are the first to identify a relationship between cortical activation and distress tolerance in adolescents. rLFA appears to be a neurophysiological index of behaviors associated with approach motivation and escape from punishment or aversive situations.
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Authors
Alissa J. Ellis, Giulia Salgari, David Miklowitz, Sandra K. Loo,