Group exposure and response prevention for college students with social anxiety: A randomized clinical trial

Autor: Diana Joyce-Beaulieu, John H. Kranzler, Jann MacInnes, Cindi Gayle, Brian A. Zaboski, Joseph P. H. McNamara
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Psychology. 75:1489-1507
ISSN: 1097-4679
0021-9762
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22792
Popis: Objective Social anxiety increases college student drop-out risk and stifles employment opportunities. Group cognitive-behavioral therapy with exposure (CBT ERP) has the potential to alleviate campus resource strain but remains under-researched with college students. The present study investigated the efficacy of group CBT ERP in a randomized clinical trial on a college campus. Method Thirty-one postsecondary students were randomly assigned to an exposure-only group or an active control. Results Linear mixed-effects models indicated significant Group × Time interactions for general social anxiety (t = -2.02, g = 0.62) and depression (t = -2.77, g = 0.55); nonsignificant main effects were found for group and time variables. On a measure of fear of negative evaluation, only the main effect of time was significant (t = 2.15, p = 0.032). Conclusions When compared to an active control group, CBT ERP is an efficacious and time-effective treatment for college students experiencing social anxiety.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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