Sex Differences in the Effects of Anxiety and Anxiety Sensitivity on Visual Perception

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dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Savas
dc.contributor.authorAkca, Omer Faruk
dc.contributor.authorAcikel, Burak
dc.contributor.authorBilgic, Ayhan
dc.contributor.authorKilic, Emine Zinnur
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T14:29:54Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T14:29:54Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentNEÜen_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: Most previous studies investigating the relationship between visual perception and anxiety have found that anxiety-provoking stimuli are perceived as relatively larger in size. Thus, the present study used neutral stimuli to investigate the relationships among anxiety, anxiety sensitivity (AS), and visual perception in a group of male and female university students. Methods: The Visual Size Perception Assessment Test (V-SPAT), which requires subjects to define a neutral figure in a dichotomous manner (i.e., tall/short, large/small, wide/narrow, crowded/deserted) was administered to all participants (n:76). Additionally, the anxiety level and AS of each participant was determined using the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and the Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3 (ASI-3), respectively. Results: The BAI and ASI-3 total and cognitive scores of female participants were correlated with perceptions of deserted, whereas their ASI-3 social scores were correlated with perceptions of short. The ASI-3 cognitive scores of male participants were correlated with perceptions of crowded, and their ASI-3 physical scores were correlated with perceptions of tall. The present findings indicate that the visual perception of neutral objects is correlated with anxiety and AS. Conclusion: Furthermore, these data revealed sex differences in the relationship between AS and visual perception in that males perceived the objects as larger and females perceived them as smaller.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.15197/ejgm.01470
dc.identifier.endpage6en_US
dc.identifier.issn1304-3889
dc.identifier.issn1304-3897
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84955460868en_US
dc.identifier.startpage1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.15197/ejgm.01470
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/14919
dc.identifier.volume13en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000382752700001en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherModestum Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Journal Of General Medicineen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectSize Perceptionen_US
dc.subjectAnxietyen_US
dc.subjectAnxiety Sensitivityen_US
dc.subjectSex Differencesen_US
dc.subjectVisual Perceptionen_US
dc.titleSex Differences in the Effects of Anxiety and Anxiety Sensitivity on Visual Perceptionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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