The association of dispositional anxiety with the NoGo N2 under relaxation instruction vs. speed/accuracy instruction

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Beitragende

  • André Beauducel - , Universität Bonn (Autor:in)
  • Vera Scheuble-Cabrera - , Universität Bonn (Autor:in)
  • Jürgen Hennig - , Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (Autor:in)
  • Johannes Hewig - , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Autor:in)
  • Andrea Hildebrandt - , Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (Autor:in)
  • Corinna Kührt - , Professur für Ingenieurpsychologie und angewandte Kognitionsforschung (Autor:in)
  • Leon Lange - , Universität Osnabrück (Autor:in)
  • Erik Malte Mueller - , Philipps-Universität Marburg (Autor:in)
  • Roman Osinsky - , Universität Osnabrück (Autor:in)
  • Katharina Paul - , Universität Hamburg (Autor:in)
  • Elisa Porth - , Universität zu Köln (Autor:in)
  • Anja Riesel - , Universität Hamburg (Autor:in)
  • Johannes Rodrigues - , Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (Autor:in)
  • Christoph Scheffel - , Professur für Differentielle und Persönlichkeitspsychologie (Autor:in)
  • Cassie Short - , Universität Hamburg (Autor:in)
  • Jutta Stahl - , Universität zu Köln (Autor:in)
  • Alexander Strobel - , Professur für Differentielle und Persönlichkeitspsychologie (Autor:in)
  • Jan Wacker - , Universität Hamburg (Autor:in)

Abstract

Prior research suggests that cognitive control, indicated by NoGo N2 amplitudes in Go/NoGo tasks, is associated with dispositional anxiety. This negative association tends to be reduced in anxiety-enhancing experimental conditions. However, anxiety-reducing conditions have not yet been investigated systematically. Thus, the present study compares the effect of a relaxation instruction with the conventional speed/accuracy instruction in a Go/NoGo task on the correlation of the NoGo N2 with two subconstructs of dispositional anxiety, namely anxious apprehension and anxious arousal. As the test of differences between correlations needs considerable statistical power, the present study was included into the multi-lab CoScience Project. The hypotheses, manipulation checks, and the main path of pre-processing and statistical analysis were preregistered. Complete data sets of 777 participants were available for data analysis. Preregistered general linear models revealed that the different instructions of the task (speed/accuracy vs. relaxation) had no effect on the association between dispositional anxiety and the NoGo N2 amplitude in general. This result was supported by Cooperative-Forking-Path analysis. In contrast, a preregistered latent growth model with categorical variables revealed that anxious arousal was a negative predictor of the NoGo N2 intercept and a positive predictor of the NoGo N2 slope. Non-preregistered growth models, allowing for correlations of anxious apprehension with anxious arousal, revealed that higher anxious apprehension scores were associated with more negative NoGo N2 amplitudes with increased relaxation. Results are discussed in the context of the compensatory error monitoring hypothesis and the revised Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer108850
FachzeitschriftBiological psychology
Jahrgang192
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Okt. 2024
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 39074541
ORCID /0000-0002-6418-6479/work/175746072
ORCID /0000-0002-9426-5397/work/175749536

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • Anxious apprehension, Anxious arousal, Cognitive control, Dispositional anxiety, NoGo N2