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A multi-session interpretation modification program: Changes in interpretation and social anxiety symptoms
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Previous research suggests that socially anxious individuals interpret ambiguous social information in a more threatening manner compared to non-anxious individuals. Recently, studies have experimentally modified interpretation and shown that this subsequently affected anxiety in non-anxious individuals. If similar procedures can modify interpretation biases in socially anxious individuals, they may lead to a reduction in social anxiety symptoms. In the current study, we examined the effect of a computerized Interpretation Modification Program (IMP) on interpretation bias and social anxiety symptoms. Twenty-seven socially anxious individuals were randomly assigned to the IMP or a control condition. Participants completed eight computer sessions over four weeks. The IMP modified interpretation by providing positive feedback when participants made benign interpretations and negative feedback in response to threat interpretations. The IMP successfully decreased threat interpretations, increased benign interpretations, and decreased social anxiety symptoms compared to the control condition. Moreover, changes in benign interpretation mediated IMP's effect on social anxiety. This initial trial suggests that interpretation modification may have clinical utility when applied as a multi-session intervention.
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“This level of training in either ApBM or IBM is feasible to provide and has been associated with significant improvements in alcohol use and anxiety in extant literature, respectively (Amir and Taylor, 2012; Beard and Amir, 2008; Beard et al., 2011; Eberl et al., 2013; Eberl et al., 2014).”
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“Results of these particular studies indeed showed that reducing interpretation bias resulted in reduced anxiety symptoms (Beard and Amir 2008) and depression levels (Blackwell and Holmes 2010; Lang et al. 2012).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Beard, C., & Amir, N.
- Affiliations
- University of Georgia (US)
- Corresponding author
- Beard, Courtney
- Venue
- Behaviour Research and Therapy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2008-10
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 1135-1141
- ISSN
- 0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3569034
- OpenAlex
- W1968038295
- Cited by
- 319
- References
- 34
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- FWCI
- 21.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH087623, R34MH077129, R34MH073004)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Keywords
- social anxiety, interpretation bias, threat interpretation, computer-based intervention, feedback-based training, anxiety symptoms
- MeSH terms
- Anxiety, Computer Simulation, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Paranoid Behavior, Phobic Disorders, Psychological Tests, Self Concept, Social Behavior, Social Perception, Young Adult
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