I don’t feel sick : Cognitive and affective processing of self-health associations using the Implicit Association Test

Article Article scientifique Article I don’t feel sick : Cognitive and affective processing of self-health associations using the Implicit Association Test eng 2024-02-27 2024-02-27 author Tipura Eda 0000-0002-9860-814X University of Geneva, Switzerland 729509 Section de psychologie (PSICO) author Jacot De Alcantara Isabele Harumi 0000-0002-2033-6287 University of Geneva, Switzerland 837619 Section de psychologie (PSICO) author Mantelli Amélie University of Geneva, Switzerland 926557 author Duong Phan Thanh Léa Florence University of Geneva, Switzerland 849717 author Fischer Anna University of Geneva, Switzerland 921221 author Vuilleumier Patrik 0000-0002-8198-9214 University of Geneva, Switzerland 134853 Département de neurosciences fondamentales (NEUFO) author Ronchi Roberta University of Geneva, Switzerland 867860 13591053241233509 10.1177/13591053241233509 38411138 1359-1053 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13591053241233509 <p>Measuring implicit associations of self-concept with health or illness attributes may offer valuable insight into the mechanisms entailing the perception of one’s own health, as explicit measures of self-reported health are usually influenced by social desirability or response bias. In this study, healthy participants performed a modified version of the implicit association test (IAT) investigating implicit associations between the self and either health or illness related representations. Behaviorally, implicit associations dominated for self-health pairing, and their strength was inversely correlated with depressive traits. Neurally, concomitant EEG recording showed significant modulations of the P1, LPP, and N4 components evoked by such pairings, suggesting a facilitation of sensory responses to self-related stimuli and differential emotional processes engaged to integrate health versus illness information into self-related representations. These data offer new clues to better understand the cognitive and affective mechanisms underlying unrealistic optimism and pathological awareness of health conditions in various clinical populations.</p> EEG Implicit association test Implicit health Positivity bias Self-concept Dewey 616.8 Swiss National Science Foundation Unawareness of neurological disease: explicit and implicit measures, brain correlates, and recovery of awareness 171376 CH Careers 53 Département de neurosciences fondamentales 21A 61 Département des neurosciences cliniques 226 false 428 Mécanismes cérébraux du comportement et des fonctions cognitives 701 928 Neuropsychologie et neurologie comportementale 951 Journal of health psychology e3a1d4f3-2547-4130-a8df-a81bff5b8c08 Article (Published version) Public Tipura_IAT-health-EEG_JHP-2024.pdf 244161 application/pdf CC BY-4.0 cc2d075ac49c84031f561e37ba7247d909aa6310c390df2b23423b8506e58b7a openAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine fondamentale / Département de neurosciences fondamentales Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département des neurosciences cliniques

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