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Changes in proposed mechanisms of action during an acceptance-based behavior therapy for generalized anxiety disorder
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Based on the theory that generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is maintained through a reactive and fused relationship with one's internal experiences and a tendency towards experiential avoidance and behavioral restriction, an acceptance-based behavior therapy (ABBT) was developed to specifically target these elements. Since ABBT has been shown to be an efficacious treatment in previous studies, the current study focuses on proposed mechanisms of change over the course of therapy. Specifically, the current study focuses on session-by-session changes in two proposed mechanisms of change: acceptance of internal experiences and engagement in meaningful activities. Overall, clients receiving ABBT reported an increase in the amount of time spent accepting internal experiences and engaging in valued activities. Change in both acceptance and engagement in meaningful activities was related to responder status at post-treatment and change in these two proposed mechanisms predicted outcome above and beyond change in worry. In addition, change in acceptance was related to reported quality of life at post-treatment. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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“This may account for the diminished quality of life reported by those with GAD”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Abstract
What the sources say
- Supportedcites Henning, Turk, Mennin, Fresco, & Heimberg, 2007 source
The Quality of Life results report that individuals with GAD rated their quality of life lower than nonanxious controls. In the verbatim citing sentence, the suggestion that living less consistently with one's values may explain this is the citing authors' own interpretation, not a finding attributed to this source. (LLM, conf=0.91)
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“At post treatment or post waiting list, 75% of participants receiving ABBT were considered treatment responders, compared to 8% on the wait list.”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Abstract
What the sources say
- Supportedcites Roemer, Orsillo, & Salters-Pedneault, 2008 source
The Results > Controlled Trial passage reports that, at post-treatment or post-waiting-list assessment, 75% of the treatment group and 8.3% of the wait-list group met the study’s criteria for responder status. The citing sentence rounds 8.3% to 8%. (LLM, conf=0.95)
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“In the wait list controlled trial, clients receiving ABBT showed significantly greater improvement on GAD severity, worry, and depression compared to those in the wait list.”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Abstract
What the sources say
- Supportedcites Roemer, Orsillo, & Salters-Pedneault, 2008 source
The Results (Controlled Trial) report significant condition-by-time interactions for clinician-rated GAD severity, PSWQ (worry), and BDI (depression). The Method (Participants) identifies the comparison as ABBT treatment versus a waiting-list control. (LLM, conf=0.94)
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“Since ABBT has been shown to be an efficacious treatment in previous studies”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Abstract
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Roemer & Orsillo, 2007 source
- Supportedcites Roemer, Orsillo, & Salters-Pedneault, 2008 source
The Abstract reports that ABBT significantly reduced clinician-rated and self-reported GAD symptoms, with gains maintained at three and nine months. The Discussion describes the findings as promising while noting that this was a small, preliminary study with a waiting-list comparator. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“This acceptance based behavioral therapy (ABBT) produced favorable outcomes for the majority of clients receiving it in both an open trial and a randomized controlled trial (Roemer & Orsillo, 2007; Roemer et al., 2008).”
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Roemer & Orsillo, 2007 source
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The 2008 paper supports the randomized-trial portion of the sentence: its Abstract reports that 77% of treated participants achieved high end-state functioning after treatment. It identifies the open trial as the separate Roemer and Orsillo (2007) study, which the citing sentence also cites. (LLM, conf=0.92)
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“Overall, clients receiving ABBT reported an increase in the amount of time spent accepting internal experiences and engaging in valued activities.”
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“As can be seen in the table, there was a wide range of reported percentages towards the beginning of the therapy.”
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“Change in both acceptance and engagement in meaningful activities was related to responder status at post-treatment”
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“In this sample, 67.4% of the intent to treat sample were considered treatment responders.”
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“Change in both acceptance and engagement in meaningful activities was related to responder status at post-treatment”
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“Clients also experienced significant changes on a self-report measure of experiential avoidance (Roemer et al., 2008), as well as on a measure of reported anxiety about emotional responses (Treanor, Erisman, Salters-Pedneault, Orsillo, & Roemer, 2009), both are proposed mechanisms of change.”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Abstract
What the sources say
- Supportedcites Roemer et al., 2008 source
Roemer et al. is cited for the experiential-avoidance measure, not the separately cited measure of anxiety about emotional responses. The Measures section identifies the AAQ as a measure of experiential avoidance and a proposed mechanism of change; the Results (Controlled Trial) report a significant condition-by-time interaction for the AAQ. (LLM, conf=0.94)
- Not matchedcites Treanor, Erisman, Salters-Pedneault, Orsillo, & Roemer, 2009
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“In addition, change in acceptance was related to reported quality of life at post-treatment.”
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“On the other hand, for valued action, the responders show a steady increase in the amount of time spent engaged in valued actions whereas the non-responders started with a higher percentage than the non-responders, but then do not experience as much movement over the course of therapy.”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Results > Trajectories of worry, acceptance, and engagement in valued action
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“However, neither change in valued action nor change in worry was a significant predictor of quality of life, although both revealed medium-sized effects.”
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“In terms of the percentage of time that clients reported being accepting of their internal experiences, clients reported being accepting 45.71 percent of the time at session 2, which increased by 1.88 points per session over the course of therapy. In other words, clients reported an increase in their acceptance of internal experiences from 45.71% at session 2 to 72.03% of the time by the end of”
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“It is also worth noting that the nonresponders appear to be beginning to “catch up” to the responders by the fourth quarter of therapy.”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Discussion
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“For example, an examination of the change in means over the course of treatment suggests that clients report fairly consistent percentages of time accepting internal experiences and engaging in valued actions in the first half of therapy and then around session 8, they begin to report larger percentages of times for both acceptance and engagement with valued action.”
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“However, adding change in acceptance and change in valued action significantly improved the model [χ2 (2) = 9.18, p = .01], making the overall model significant [χ2 (3) = 10.43, p = .02].”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Results > Change in Acceptance and Valued Action Predicting Responder Status and Quality of Life
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“Interestingly, nonresponders appear to experience a decrease in their acceptance as they enter the phase of therapy when they are asked to engage in more actions, whereas responders experience a continued increase.”
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“Likewise, on average clients reported that they spent 48.31 percentage of time engaged in valued action at session 2, which increased by 1.66 points per session over the course of therapy. In other words, clients’ reports of engaging in valued actions increased from 48.31% to 71.55% over the course of therapy.”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Results > Trajectories of worry, acceptance, and engagement in valued action
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“Likewise, neither initial worry levels nor change in worry predicted responder status at post-treatment.”
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“As hypothesized, both change in acceptance and change in valued action significantly predicted post-treatment responder status.”
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“For worry, the intercept, or average worry percentage at session 2, was 55.29 and the slope was −0.96. In other words, on average clients’ reported worry decreased from the 55.29% at session 2 to 41.85% of the time at the end of therapy (0.96 points per sessions from sessions 2 to 16).”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Results > Trajectories of worry, acceptance, and engagement in valued action
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“Although this effect did not reach conventional levels of significance, the effect size was in the medium range for this relationship.”
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“In the open trial, the 16 clients who received ABBT reported large and significant changes in GAD severity, worry, and anxiety symptoms from pre to post treatment and at a three month follow-up assessment.”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Abstract
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Roemer & Orsillo, 2007 source
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“In the present sample, the AAQ demonstrated adequate internal consistency at pre- (α = .73) and post-treatment (α = .88).”
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“According to this model, anxiety is maintained in part by a reactive and over-identified relationship with internal experiences”
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- Not matchedcites Borkovec, Alcaine, & Behar, 2004
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- Not matchedcites Hayes, Strosahl, & Wilson, 1999
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- Not matchedcites Roemer and Orsillo, 2005
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“Of the 43 clients who began therapy, 37 completed the post-treatment assessment.”
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“Given the small sample size in this study, effect sizes are reported where relevant.”
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“The AAQ has demonstrated adequate internal consistency (α = .70) and test-retest reliability (r = .64) over four months in an undergraduate sample (Hayes et al., 2004).”
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“In this sample, the PSWQ demonstrated adequate internal consistency at pre- (α = .77) and post-treatment (α = .92).”
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“In this sample, the VLQ consistency subscale demonstrated adequate internal consistency at pre- (α = .77) and post-treatment (α = .90).”
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“This well-established measure of worry has been shown to have very good reliability (α’s from .86 to .93) and good test-retest reliability (Molina & Borkovec, 1994).”
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- Not matchedcites Molina & Borkovec, 1994
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“In the current sample, the QOLI demonstrated good internal consistency at pre- (α = .83) and post-treatment (α = .80).”
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“developing an acceptance of, or a willingness to have these internal experiences should reduce distress and interference associated with the internal experiences, thus reducing the negative reactivity”
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“The VLQ has demonstrated adequate reliability and is positively correlated with other measures of valued living (Wilson et al., 2009).”
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- Not matchedcites Wilson et al., 2009
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“The QOLI has demonstrated good internal consistency (α's ranging from .83 to .89 in clinical samples), excellent test-retest reliability (r = .91), and adequate validity through correlations with other measures of well-being and satisfaction (Frisch et al., 1992).”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Method > Measures
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Frisch et al., 1992 source
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“Based on the theory that GAD is maintained through a reactive and fused relationship with one’s internal experiences and a tendency towards experiential avoidance and behavioral restriction, Roemer and Orsillo (2005) developed a treatment for GAD specifically targeting these elements.”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Discussion
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- Not matchedcites Roemer and Orsillo (2005)
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“This observation, combined with the finding that increased reports of acceptance during the second half of therapy predict responder status, while increased reports during the first half do not, indicates that continued focus on the cultivation of acceptance while engaging in valued action may be a particularly important element of treatment.”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Discussion
hedgedconditional- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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Probably not a substantial claim.
- Rests on an assumption: In ABBT, sessions one to seven are primarily psychoeducational, and the remaining sessions focus on practicing and implementing mindfulness and valued action practice in everyday life.
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“In this study, we attempted to address this by utilizing trajectories of change rather than relying on ratings at a single time point.”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Discussion
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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“However, because the two measures are intended to measure slightly different constructs, it is difficult to interpret these correlations.”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Discussion
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- Rests on an assumption: The single-item measures and the longer measures are intended to measure slightly different constructs.
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“Within the confines of this secondary data analysis, we have attempted to address these limitations by collecting multiple data points from each individual and by reporting effect sizes where possible.”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Discussion
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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In the paper
“However, it should be noted that this may only be true for this specific therapy which directly provides clients with an acceptance-based model of change.”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Discussion
hedgedconditional- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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In the paper
“These secondary analyses of data from both the open and randomized controlled trials of ABBT are promising in that the treatment seems to decrease the distress and avoidance associated with GAD, a chronic and treatment resistant condition.”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Discussion
hedgedconditional- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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In the paper
“The PSWQ has been found to discriminate GAD from other anxiety disorders (Brown, Antony, & Barlow, 1992).”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Method > Measures
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- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Brown, Antony, & Barlow, 1992 source
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Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
The authors state this as an assumption.
The problematic aspect of internal experiences is not the initial worry, feeling, physical sensation, or image itself, but the rigid unwillingness to have these experiences.
“An assumption underlying ABBT is that it is not the initial worry, feeling, physical sensation, or image that is problematic, but rather the rigid unwillingness to have these internal experiences.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Single-item measures typically have lower reliability and validity than multi-item measures.
“For example, single item measures typically have lower reliability and validity than multi-item measures.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The single-item measures and the longer measures are intended to measure slightly different constructs.
“However, because the two measures are intended to measure slightly different constructs, it is difficult to interpret these correlations.”
The paper relies on this without support.
In ABBT, the primary aim is not necessarily to reduce worry, but to change the relationship one has with worries or other internal experiences.
“In ABBT, the primary aim is not necessarily to reduce worry, but to change the relationship one has with the worries or other internal experiences”
The paper relies on this without support.
ABBT focuses on finding ways to move forward with meaningful activities regardless of whether worry is present.
“ABBT instead focuses on finding ways to move forward with meaningful activities regardless of whether or not worry is present.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Movement towards engagement in valued actions is aided by and also encourages greater acceptance of one’s internal experiences.
“This movement towards engagement in valued actions is aided by and also encourages a greater acceptance of one’s internal experiences.”
The paper relies on this without support.
In ABBT, sessions one to seven are primarily psychoeducational, and the remaining sessions focus on practicing and implementing mindfulness and valued action practice in everyday life.
“In ABBT for GAD, the first seven sessions are primarily psychoeducational, whereas the remaining sessions are more focused on practicing and implementing mindfulness and valued action practice in everyday life.”
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“Moreover, both the time spent accepting internal experiences and engaging in valued activities significantly predict outcome (Hayes, Orsillo, & Roemer, 2010) providing support for the proposed mechanisms of action.”
From A randomized clinical trial comparing an acceptance-based behavior therapy to applied relaxation for generalized anxiety disorder (2013) · cites this paper as Hayes, Orsillo, & Roemer, 2010
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe source backs part of the claim, not all of it — or backs it for a different population, condition or comparison.
In the citing paper
“Moreover, both the time spent accepting internal experiences and engaging in valued activities significantly predict outcome (Hayes, Orsillo, & Roemer, 2010) providing support for the proposed mechanisms of action.”
From A randomized clinical trial comparing an acceptance-based behavior therapy to applied relaxation for generalized anxiety disorder (2013) · cites this paper as Hayes, Orsillo, & Roemer, 2010
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe source backs part of the claim, not all of it — or backs it for a different population, condition or comparison.
In the citing paper
“Data from other ACT studies also support the mediating role of hypothesized processes of change, including psychological flexibility, valued action, and aspects of mindfulness, on various outcomes (e.g., symptom severity, functioning, quality of life; Cederberg et al., 2016; Hayes et al., 2010; Pots et al., 2016; Twohig et al., 2015).”
From The role of psychological flexibility in acceptance-enhanced behavior therapy for trichotillomania: Moderation and mediation findings (2023) · cites this paper as Hayes et al., 2010
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe source backs part of the claim, not all of it — or backs it for a different population, condition or comparison.
In the citing paper
“The purpose of this treatment is to reduce experiential avoidance and increase psychological flexibility.30”
From The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy for social anxiety disorder: A randomized clinical trial (2020) · cites this paper as [30]
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe source backs part of the claim, not all of it — or backs it for a different population, condition or comparison.
In the citing paper
“This effort to control is ineffective and in contrast leads to the intensification of feelings, emotions and thoughts that the person at first tried to avoid them (Hayes, Orsillo, & Roemer, 2010).”
From Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Interpersonal Problemsand Psychological Flexibility in Female High School Students With Social Anxiety Disorder (2015) · cites this paper as Hayes, Orsillo, & Roemer, 2010
Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
The cited source says what the claim attributes to it.
In the citing paper
“In terms of research on the proposed mechanisms of change for ABBT, clients have reported significant changes from pre to post treatment on measures of experiential avoidance (Roemer et al., 2008), reported anxiety about emotional responses and intolerance of uncertainty (Treanor, Erisman, Salters-Pedneault, Orsillo, & Roemer, in press), time spent accepting internal experiences and engaging in”
From An Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapy for Individuals With Generalized Anxiety Disorder (2013) · cites this paper as Hayes et al., 2010
The cited source says what the claim attributes to it.
In the citing paper
“Specifically, we have found changes in acceptance and valued action predict outcome above and beyond change in worry (Hayes, Orsillo, & Roemer, 2010).”
From An Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapy for Individuals With Generalized Anxiety Disorder (2013) · cites this paper as Hayes et al., 2010
The cited source says what the claim attributes to it.
In the citing paper
“Previous research demonstrated that changes in acceptance of internal experiences and engagement in valued action predict responder status over and above changes in worry for clients receiving ABBT for GAD (Hayes, Orsillo, & Roemer, 2010).”
From Decentering as a potential common mechanism across two therapies for generalized anxiety disorder (2015) · cites this paper as Hayes, Orsillo, & Roemer, 2010
The cited source says what the claim attributes to it.
In the citing paper
“Process of change publications support session-by-session changes in acceptance of internal experiences and engagement in valued actions for AABT for GAD.32”
From Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a Treatment for Anxiety and Depression (2017) · cites this paper as [32]
The check wasn’t confident either way, so it gives no verdict — never disputed.
In the citing paper
“a childhood history of anxiety is a common precursor to depression, and has been found to predict anxiety and depression in later life [5-7].”
From Acceptance and commitment therapy for anxious children and adolescents: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. (2013) · cites this paper as [6]
Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
Statistics that don’t add up
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Rated minor: it would not touch a result — a value no result rests on, a p-value that stays on the same side of the significance level, or a conflict that is clerical, resolved elsewhere in the paper, or outside its own findings.
In the paper
“r(33) = .40, p = .03”
§ Changes in Proposed Mechanisms of Action during an Acceptance Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder > Results
Reported p = .03 · recomputed p = .017
Statistics recomputed
Every reported test result, recomputed from its test statistic and degrees of freedom. A result shows as not adding up only once an independent check has confirmed it.
- Doesn’t add upr(33) = 0.4reported p = .03 · recomputed p = .017
“r(33) = .40, p = .03”
- Consistentr(36) = 0.37reported p = .02 · recomputed p = .022
“r(36) = .37, p = .02”
- Consistentr(36) = -0.31reported p = .06 · recomputed p = .058
“r(36) = −.31, p = .06”
- Consistentr(36) = -0.32reported p = .05 · recomputed p = .050
“r(36) = −.32, p = .05”
- Consistentr(33) = 0.32reported p = .06 · recomputed p = .061
“r(33) = .32, p = .06”
- Consistentχ²(1) = 1.25reported p = .26 · recomputed p = .264
“χ2 (1) = 1.25, p = .26”
- Consistentχ²(2) = 9.18reported p = .01 · recomputed p = .010
“χ2 (2) = 9.18, p = .01”
- Consistentχ²(3) = 10.43reported p = .02 · recomputed p = .015
“χ2 (3) = 10.43, p = .02”
- ConsistentF(1, 41) = 3.49reported p = .07 · recomputed p = .069
“F(1, 41) = 3.49, p = .07”
- ConsistentF(3, 39) = 3.33reported p = .03 · recomputed p = .029
“F(3, 39) = 3.33, p = .03”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Hayes, S. A., Orsillo, S. M., & Roemer, L.
- Affiliations
- Boston University (US)
- University of Massachusetts Boston (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hayes, Sarah A.
- Venue
- Behaviour Research and Therapy
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-03
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 238-245
- ISSN
- 0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2829361
- OpenAlex
- W2165737053
- Cited by
- 142
- References
- 52
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 9
- FWCI
- 6.44
- 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 (R01MH074589, R21MH063208)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- generalized anxiety disorder, mechanisms of change, experiential avoidance, worry, quality of life, treatment outcome prediction
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Anxiety Disorders, Behavior Therapy, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Processes, Middle Aged, Models, Psychological, Prognosis, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Time Factors, Logistic Models, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
A language model drew the claims from the paper on 2026-09-28, under version 3 of the claim definition (prompt extract-v3).
A second model labelled each claim on 2026-09-28 (model jev-1.13-20260917, definition revision gold-guideline-v0.2).
Cited sources are checked with a language model’s help (gpt-6-sol).
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
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