TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Group exposure and response prevention for college students with social anxiety: a randomized clinical trial
JO  - Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken)
A1  - Zaboski, Brian A.
A1  - Joyce-Beaulieu, Diana
A1  - Kranzler, John H.
A1  - McNamara, Joseph P.
A1  - Gayle, Cindi
A1  - MacInnes, Jann
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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. <br><br>METHOD: Thirty-one postsecondary students were randomly assigned to an exposure-only group or an active control. <br><br>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). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: When compared to an active control group, CBT ERP is an efficacious and time-effective treatment for college students experiencing social anxiety.<br><br>© 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0021-9762
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22792
ID  - ref1
ER  -