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Sustaining attention in affective contexts during adolescence: age-related differences and association with elevated symptoms of depression and anxiety

D. L. Dunninga Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK;b Health Research Methods Unit, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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J. Parkera Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UKView further author information
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K. Griffithsa Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UKView further author information
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M. Bennetta Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UKView further author information
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A. Archer-Boyda Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UKView further author information
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A. Bevana Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UKView further author information
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S. Ahmedc Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London, UKView further author information
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C. Griffinc Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London, UKView further author information
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L. Foulkesd School of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UKView further author information
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J. Leungc Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London, UKView further author information
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A. Sakhardandec Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London, UKView further author information
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T. Manlya Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UKView further author information
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W. Kuykene Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKView further author information
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J.M.G. Williamse Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKView further author information
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S.-J. Blakemorec Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London, UK;f Department of Psychology, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UKView further author information
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T. Dalgleisha Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK;g Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Received 09 May 2023, Accepted 13 Apr 2024, Published online: 07 May 2024

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