Multi-session online interpretation bias training for anxiety in a community sample

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The present study assessed target engagement, preliminary efficacy, and feasibility as primary outcomes of a free multi-session online cognitive bias modification of interpretation (CBM-I) intervention for anxiety in a large community sample. High trait anxious participants (N = 807) were randomly assigned to a CBM-I condition: 1) Positive training (90% positive-10% negative); 2) 50% positive-50% negative training; or 3) no-training control. Further, half of each CBM-I condition was randomized to either an anxious imagery prime or a neutral imagery prime. Due to attrition, results from six out of eight sessions were analyzed using structural equation modeling of latent growth curves. Results for the intent-to-treat sample indicate that for target engagement, consistent with predictions, decreases in negative interpretations over time were significantly greater among those receiving positive CBM-I training compared to no-training or 50-50 training, and vice-versa for increases in positive interpretations. For intervention efficacy, the decrease in anxiety symptoms over time was significantly greater among those receiving positive CBM-I training compared to no-training. Interaction effects with imagery prime were more variable with a general pattern of stronger results for those completing the anxious imagery prime. Findings indicate that online CBM-I positive training is feasible and shows some promising results, although attrition rates were very high for later training sessions.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:142

Enthalten in:

Behaviour research and therapy - 142(2021) vom: 01. Juli, Seite 103864

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ji, Julie L [VerfasserIn]
Baee, Sonia [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Diheng [VerfasserIn]
Calicho-Mamani, Claudia P [VerfasserIn]
Meyer, M Joseph [VerfasserIn]
Funk, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Portnow, Samuel [VerfasserIn]
Barnes, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Teachman, Bethany A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anxiety
Cognitive bias modification
Interpretation bias
Journal Article
Online
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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Date Completed 25.10.2021

Date Revised 25.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.brat.2021.103864

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM325185441