逻辑与具体
焦虑
心理学
干预(咨询)
随机对照试验
心理干预
临床心理学
人口
苦恼
社交焦虑
医学
精神科
社会心理学
外科
环境卫生
作者
Lynda H. Powell,Vasilis S. Vasiliou,Andrew R. Thompson
出处
期刊:Body Image
[Elsevier]
日期:2023-10-13
卷期号:47: 101637-101637
被引量:3
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101637
摘要
Individuals living with a visible difference in appearance experience high levels of social anxiety, yet self-help interventions for this heterogeneous population are not available. We conducted a pilot trial of a novel Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) based self-help intervention.Individuals with anxiety about having a visible difference in appearance (n = 284) were randomized to an ACT-based four-week intervention (n = 145) or a waitlist control condition (n = 139). We collected pre and follow-up (four-weeks after the completion of the intervention) data. Primary outcomes included social anxiety and impairments in functioning. Psychological flexibility (PF) was also examined. ANCOVAs, controlling for pre scores, indicated significant improvements in functioning by the intervention group. No significant differences were observed for anxiety and PF between conditions at follow-up. Drop out was 68% for the intervention and 41% for the control group, with no differences in the groups in age, origin, gender, or type of visible difference. Participants in the intervention group found the intervention almost equally, useful (77%) and helpful (73%). An ACT-based self-help intervention can alleviate distress related to visible difference in appearance. More sophisticated designs are needed now, to collect idiographic and longitudinal data and examine personalized changes across time in this population.
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