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Outcome expectancy as a predictor of treatment response in cognitive behavioral therapy for public speaking fears within social anxiety disorder

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Price, Matthew, Anderson, Page L.·2012·Psychotherapy

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Outcome expectancy, the extent that clients anticipate benefiting from therapy, is theorized to be an important predictor of treatment response for cognitive-behavioral therapy. However, there is a relatively small body of empirical research on outcome expectancy and the treatment of social anxiety disorder. This literature, which has examined the association mostly in group-based interventions, has yielded mixed findings. The current study sought to further evaluate the effect of outcome expectancy as a predictor of treatment response for public-speaking fears across both individual virtual reality and group-based cognitive-behavioral therapies. The findings supported outcome expectancy as a predictor of the rate of change in public-speaking anxiety during both individual virtual reality exposure therapy and group cognitive-behavioral therapy. Furthermore, there was no evidence to suggest that the impact of outcome expectancy differed across virtual reality or group treatments.

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Authors
Price, M., & Anderson, P. L.
Affiliations
Georgia State University (US)
Venue
Psychotherapy
Published
2012-06
Volume
49
Issue
2
Pages
173-179
ISSN
  • 0033-3204 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1536
OpenAlex
W2121114267
Cited by
99
References
44
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Psychotherapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R42MH060506)
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 › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
outcome expectations, social anxiety disorder, public speaking anxiety, cognitive behavioral therapy, virtual reality exposure therapy, group therapy, treatment response, predictors of treatment outcome
MeSH terms
Adult, Anxiety Disorders, Attitude to Health, Fear, Female, Humans, Interview, Psychological, Male, Psychotherapy, Group, Speech, Videotape Recording, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome

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