Brandrick, Chloe, Hooper, Nic, Roche, Bryan, Kanter, Jonathan and Tyndall, Ian 2021. A comparison of ultra-brief cognitive defusion and positive affirmation interventions on the reduction of public speaking anxiety. Psychological Record 71 , pp. 109-117. 10.1007/s40732-020-00432-z |
Abstract
The present study examined the preliminary efficacy of an ultra-brief cognitive defusion intervention, compared to a positive self-affirmation intervention, on moderate subclinical Public Speaking Anxiety (PSA). Sixty-three participants (M = 25.70 years,, SD = 9.48) first completed a questionnaire assessing PSA symptomology and were then randomly assigned to receive one of two interventions (cognitive defusion, positive self-affirmation) or nothing at all (no-treatment control). All participants then performed an impromptu speech task before recompleting the questionnaire. A significant decrease in PSA was reported within the cognitive defusion condition, relative to the positive self-affirmation and no-treatment control conditions. An ultra-brief cognitive defusion intervention has the potential to reduce short-term anxiety among those with moderate PSA.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Schools > Psychology |
Publisher: | Springer |
ISSN: | 0033-2933 |
Date of Acceptance: | 30 August 2020 |
Last Modified: | 27 Jun 2022 14:45 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/148504 |
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