APS
2026 APS Annual Convention
Cognitive (In)Flexibility In Emotional Disorders: Mechanisms, Pathways, Daily-Life Dynamics, and Intervention Targets
Subject Area: Mental Health in Focus: Symptoms, Support & Intervention
This symposium integrates experimental, developmental, dyadic, ecological, and intervention research to examine how biased and inflexible interpretations shape emotional vulnerability across contexts. By identifying interpretation flexibility as a cross-cutting mechanism, the talks advance theory and highlight promising targets for prevention and intervention in anxiety and depression.
Chairs & Discussants
- Jonas EveraertChair
Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University
Presentations
- Struggling to Change Your Mind: Social Belief Updating In Anxiety and DepressionReut Zabag
- Biased and Inflexible Interpretations of Social Situations Predict Depressive Symptoms and Relational Outcomes In Parent-Adolescent DyadsReuma Gadassi-Polack
- Trapped In Thought: Investigating Reciprocal Links between Negative Interpretation Inflexibility, Rumination, and Dampening of Positive Emotions In Daily LifeJonas Everaert
- Ocat Training Preserves Positive Interpretation Biases and Promotes Adaptive Emotional Responses In the Face of Stress: Cross-Task Effects from the SST and the Emotional BadeAlvaro Sanchez
