2003
DOI: 10.1080/16506070310004944
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Skin Conductance Response in Swedish United Nations Soldiers Exposed to Fear-Relevant Stimuli

Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate whether there was a difference in skin conductance response between 2 groups of military personnel when exposed to emotionally neutral and charged stimuli. The 2 groups were a combat experience group (n = 10) with prior experience of emotionally charged war situations and a comparison group (n = 10) with no such experience. Results showed that the comparison group reacted more strongly to exposure to both charged and neutral pictures than did the combat experience group… Show more

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“…Thus, the present study was designed to investigate the role of trait anxiety and social desirability with regard to SCRs following presentation of masked and unmasked pictorial threat-related information in a non-clinical sample. That is, (1) in accordance with a previous finding (Najström & Högman, 2003), we expected a main effect of stimulus type for subliminally presented pictures (higher SCRs for threat relative to neutral), and (2) we further explored if this main effect could be explained by the presence of high trait-anxious individuals in the sample.…”
Section: Study II Unconscious Responses To Threatening Pictures: the supporting
confidence: 62%
“…Thus, the present study was designed to investigate the role of trait anxiety and social desirability with regard to SCRs following presentation of masked and unmasked pictorial threat-related information in a non-clinical sample. That is, (1) in accordance with a previous finding (Najström & Högman, 2003), we expected a main effect of stimulus type for subliminally presented pictures (higher SCRs for threat relative to neutral), and (2) we further explored if this main effect could be explained by the presence of high trait-anxious individuals in the sample.…”
Section: Study II Unconscious Responses To Threatening Pictures: the supporting
confidence: 62%
“…mutilated bodies), and thus, it remains unclear whether or not they should be qualified as being biologically relevant. On the basis of previous findings (Najstro¨m & Ho¨gman, 2003), we expected significantly stronger SCRs to threatening pictures (compared with non-threatening) at both exposure conditions (i.e. masked and unmasked).…”
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confidence: 96%
“…Stimuli (e.g. war victims) used in the Najstro¨m and Ho¨gman (2003) study were, conversely, more non-specific in their nature, and may therefore be sensitive to people who are reactive to a broader spectrum of negative stimuli. In fact, individuals high in trait anxiety have been suggested as likely candidates among those who are disposed to respond with fear and anxiety to a wide range of stressors (e.g.…”
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confidence: 98%
“…Thus, the present study was designed to study the effects of trait anxiety on SCRs during exposure to threatening pictorial stimuli, controlling for social desirability, in a nonclinical sample. On the basis of previous findings (Najström & Högman, 2003) we expected significantly stronger SCRs to threatening pictures compared to neutral ones in the masked exposure condition, and in accordance with the reasoning above, higher trait anxiety scores were expected to be largely responsible for these effects.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 49%
“…Najström, M., & Högman, L. (2003). Skin conductance response in Swedish United Nations soldiers exposed to fear-relevant stimuli.…”
Section: List Of Papersmentioning
confidence: 99%