Making Sense of Negative Findings from Mobile Attention Bias Modification Interventions for Individuals with Addictive Disorders: Quantitative Feasibility Study.
Melvyn Weibin ZhangJiangbo YingSyidda B AmronZaakira MahreenGuo SongDaniel Shuen Sheng FungHelen Elizabeth SmithPublished in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2019)
Our study is one of the first to have explored negative findings in attention bias modification interventions for individuals with addictive disorders. We postulate that several factors could account for the absence of baseline biases and there being no changes following bias retraining. Future research ought to take into consideration these factors.