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What were the participants in the study?
Participants aged 11-14
What measures did the participants complete?
Measures on negative social cognitions, safety behaviors, self-focused attention, pre and post-event processing, social anxiety, and depression
Which factors significantly predict social anxiety at time 2?
Negative social cognitions, safety behaviors, self-focused attention, and post-event processing
What factors accounted for 59% of the variance in social anxiety at T2?
Age, gender, and social anxiety at T1
What percentage of the variance in social anxiety at T2 was accounted for by all significant predictors?
4%
Were all the cognitive predictors associated with social anxiety in adolescents?
Yes
What factor was no longer significant when all cognitive predictors were added?
Post-event processing
What might explain why post-event processing was no longer significant?
Rumination altering other cognitions already tested
What type of sample was used in the study?
Community sample
What type of measures were used for post- and pre-event processing?
Single item measures
What is a limitation of using self-report questionnaires?
Prone to random measurement errors and social desirability bias
What might be artificially inflated by agreement in questionnaire responses?
Correlation coefficient
Was the study experimental?
No
What factor might impact the order of questionnaires?
Chapman et al.
What did the reviewed studies look at?
Association between mental imagery and social anxiety in children and young people
What evidence did the studies find?
Children and young people with higher social anxiety report more negative observer-perspective images
What type of study design was used in this experiment?
Experimental study
Who were the participants in this study?
Non-clinical adolescents
What task were the participants assigned?
3-minute speech task
What were the participants told about the task?
They would be rated by peers
What was the association between higher social anxiety symptoms and the participants’ perspective during the task?
Higher likelihood of reporting observer’s perspective
What study compared cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and cognitive therapy (CT)?
Ingul et al. (2014)
What study examined internet cognitive therapy for adolescent social anxiety disorder (SAD)?
Leigh & Clark (2022)
What study compared social effectiveness therapy (SETC) with cognitive behavioral group therapy (CBGT) and waitlist control?
Olivares et al. (2002)
What study found that both SETC and CBGT were significantly better than waitlist control?
Olivares et al. (2002)
What study demonstrated that the gains from SETC and CBGT were maintained at a 5-year follow-up?
Olivares et al. (2002)
(2001) – What did the study adapt?
SETC for schools
(2001) – What was the improvement compared to?
attention control
(2001) – What type of study design was used?
Quasi-experiment based on school timetable
(2023) – How many participants were in the study?
200
(2023) – What type of disorder did the participants have?
SAD (Social Anxiety Disorder)
(2023) – What were the two treatment options?
general CBT or modified SAD-specific treatment
(2023) – Did the treatments significantly differ on remission of SAD at post-treatment?
No
(2023) – Did the treatments significantly differ on remission of SAD at follow-up?
No
(2023) – Were the treatments close to significance at 6m follow-up?
Yes
What were the remission rates for social anxiety disorder (SAD) at the end of treatment?
40% for both treatments, 50-68% for the modified version.
Was there a statistically significant difference between the treatments for SAD symptoms?
No statistical significance.
Was there a clinical significance difference between the treatments for SAD symptoms?
Remission higher than generic intervention in other studies, but may be inflated.
Did the modified version of treatment target the desired mechanisms effectively?
No, it didn’t seem to target the desired mechanisms.
What was the demographic profile of the participants in the study?
More educated and wealthier.
What was the reliability of SAD diagnosis in the study?
Relatively low reliability.
What was the sample size in the study conducted by Spence et al. (2017)?
125 youths aged 8-17
What were the three groups in the study?
Generic CBT, Social anxiety specific CBT, Waitlist control
What were the findings regarding remission rates after 12 weeks of treatment?
Surprisingly low (3-15%) with no significant difference between groups
Was there a significant difference in remission rates between generic CBT and social anxiety specific CBT?
No
Did the remission rates improve at the 6-month follow-up?
Slightly increased, but still no significant differences between groups
What is the purpose of the study conducted by Waters et al. (2013)?
Modify attention in social anxiety
What cognitive training method was used in the study?
Dot probe task
What did participants have to do in the visual search paradigm?
Select the positive expression quickly
What did participants learn over trials in the study?
To disengage attention from threatening stimuli
What did the study by Ginsberg & Drake (2002) find about the relationship between panic and anxiety sensitivity?
Panic predicted later anxiety sensitivity, and anxiety sensitivity predicted later panic.
What did the study by Ginsberg & Drake (2002) find about the best predictor of panic symptoms?
Panic symptoms at baseline were the best predictor.
What did the study by Baker & Waite (2020) focus on?
Treatments delivered to young people with anxiety disorders.
What was the specific focus of the vignette in the study by Baker & Waite (2020)?
A young person who only met diagnostic criteria for panic disorder.
What percentage of clinicians identified panic symptoms or panic disorder as the main presenting problem?
Less than 50%
Did most clinicians conceptualize panic disorder as the main problem?
No
What percentage of clinicians did not have any CBT training?
50%
What treatment options were compared in Clark et al. (1994)?
Cognitive therapy, applied relaxation, imipramine
What was the post-treatment outcome for the cognitive therapy group?
90% free of PD
(1990) What was the Panic Control Treatment (PCT) for panic disorder?
15 weekly sessions with rational, psychoeducation, exposure to interoceptive cues, cognitive approaches, progressive relaxation training and respiration training + exposures, cognitive restructuring.
(1990) What was the success rate of PCT for panic disorder?
About 90% of participants were panic-free post-treatment.
(1990) How did PCT compare to other treatments for panic disorder?
PCT was better than medication, placebo, and waitlist.
Baker et al. (2021) What population did the study focus on?
Adolescents with anxiety disorders.
Baker et al. (2021) What type of treatments did the study examine?
Most of the treatments examined were cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).
Baker et al. (2021) How many studies were included in the review?
16 studies were included.