The phrase "ambivalent attention" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a state of having mixed feelings or contradictory attitudes towards something while still paying attention to it.
Example: "Her ambivalent attention to the lecture was evident as she took notes but frequently glanced at her phone."
Alternatives: "mixed feelings" or "conflicted focus".
Nature and the self, the great moieties of earthly existence, are each cloven in two by an ambivalent, fascinated attention.
And if he has to be given one, in light of his ambivalent yet attention-seeking attitudes about being famous, it makes almost as much sense to simply call him a star.
Mr. Jiang, who has been happy to be lionized within the carefully controlled confines of the party's propaganda department, seems ambivalent about such attention, perhaps less than thrilled about leaving his image to the market.
Since Sheader treats this production as something of a sex farce, the Wolf (the multitalented, charismatic Ivan Hernandez) gets a lot of play, particularly after he "eats" Little Red Riding Hood and her granny (Tina Johnson), who, unlike the Witch, are not ambivalent about male attention.
The historical centrality of Profumo ensured that Edgecombe would be periodically 'discovered', but he was ambivalent about such attention, and did not always help his own cause when the opportunity for clarification arose.
The historical centrality of Profumo ensured that Edgecombe would be periodically "discovered," but he was ambivalent about such attention, and did not always help his own cause when the opportunity for clarification arose.
Immigrant entrepreneurs seem ambivalent about getting more attention from the city.
An angry, unfocused Dam-Funk grooved while calling out haters and ordering some ambivalent onlookers to pay attention -- then worked out a massive keytar (the '80s strap-on keyboard that's played like a guitar) solo.
He's thoughtful, ambivalent, mildly embarrassed by the attention.
Zverev is ambivalent about the added media attention, but he is certain it will not change him.
