Erratum: Attentional Bias for Emotional Stimuli in Borderline Personality Disorder: A Meta-Analysis Kaiser D. Jacob G.A. Domes G. Arntz A. 10.6084/m9.figshare.5242054.v1 https://karger.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Erratum_Attentional_Bias_for_Emotional_Stimuli_in_Borderline_Personality_Disorder_A_Meta-Analysis/5242054 <b><i>Background:</i></b> In borderline personality disorder (BPD), attentional bias (AB) to emotional stimuli may be a core component in disorder pathogenesis and maintenance. <b><i>Sampling:</i></b> 11 emotional Stroop task (EST) studies with 244 BPD patients, 255 nonpatients (NPs) and 95 clinical controls and 4 visual dot-probe task (VDPT) studies with 151 BPD patients or subjects with BPD features and 62 NPs were included. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We conducted two separate meta-analyses for AB in BPD. One meta-analysis focused on the EST for generally negative and BPD-specific/personally relevant negative words. The other meta-analysis concentrated on the VDPT for negative and positive facial stimuli. <b><i>Results:</i></b> There is evidence for an AB towards generally negative emotional words compared to NPs (standardized mean difference, SMD = 0.311) and to other psychiatric disorders (SMD = 0.374) in the EST studies. Regarding BPD-specific/personally relevant negative words, BPD patients reveal an even stronger AB than NPs (SMD = 0.454). The VDPT studies indicate a tendency towards an AB to positive facial stimuli but not negative stimuli in BPD patients compared to NPs. <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> The findings rather reflect an AB in BPD to generally negative and BPD-specific/personally relevant negative words rather than an AB in BPD towards facial stimuli, and/or a biased allocation of covert attentional resources to negative emotional stimuli in BPD and not a bias in focus of visual attention. Further research regarding the role of childhood traumatization and comorbid anxiety disorders may improve the understanding of these underlying processes. 2017-07-25 14:07:25 Borderline personality disorder Emotion regulation Visual dot-probe task Threat Attentional bias Emotional Stroop task Meta-analysis