Pub Date : 2024-07-02DOI: 10.1007/s41811-024-00218-z
Marie Keinert, Lena Schindler-Gmelch, Bjoern M. Eskofier, Matthias Berking
We examined the feasibility, acceptability, and clinical potential of a smartphone-based Approach-Avoidance Modification Training (AAMT) that required users to deliberately display anger and positive emotions (AAMT-AP) to move (dys-)functional stress-related beliefs away from and towards themselves, respectively. The per protocol sample consisted of N = 30 participants randomized to an AAMT-AP condition, a swipe control condition, or an inactive control condition. Feasibility and acceptability of the intervention and study design were assessed directly and changes in clinical outcomes (perceived stress (primary outcome), dysfunctional beliefs, symptoms of depression, and emotion regulation skills) one week after intervention completion. The results indicated that AAMT-AP was feasible and acceptable to participants. Moreover, notable effect sizes for clinical outcomes in comparison with both control conditions provided preliminary evidence for its therapeutic potential. Future research should evaluate the efficacy of AAMT-AP in sufficiently powered randomized controlled trials.
{"title":"An Anger-based Approach-Avoidance Modification Training Targeting Dysfunctional Beliefs in Adults with Elevated Stress – Results from a Randomized Controlled Pilot Study","authors":"Marie Keinert, Lena Schindler-Gmelch, Bjoern M. Eskofier, Matthias Berking","doi":"10.1007/s41811-024-00218-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41811-024-00218-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We examined the feasibility, acceptability, and clinical potential of a smartphone-based Approach-Avoidance Modification Training (AAMT) that required users to deliberately display anger and positive emotions (AAMT-AP) to move (dys-)functional stress-related beliefs away from and towards themselves, respectively. The per protocol sample consisted of <i>N</i> = 30 participants randomized to an AAMT-AP condition, a swipe control condition, or an inactive control condition. Feasibility and acceptability of the intervention and study design were assessed directly and changes in clinical outcomes (perceived stress (primary outcome), dysfunctional beliefs, symptoms of depression, and emotion regulation skills) one week after intervention completion. The results indicated that AAMT-AP was feasible and acceptable to participants. Moreover, notable effect sizes for clinical outcomes in comparison with both control conditions provided preliminary evidence for its therapeutic potential. Future research should evaluate the efficacy of AAMT-AP in sufficiently powered randomized controlled trials.</p>","PeriodicalId":46972,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cognitive Therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141525697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study aims to examine the characteristics of interpretation bias among students with depressive tendencies under emotional priming conditions and compare with normal college students. This study employed behavioral experiments to gather data on the responses of college students with depressive tendency (depression tendency groups) and psychologically healthy college students (normal control group) in word association tasks. The tasks were conducted under positive and negative emotional priming conditions to investigate the interpretation bias characteristics of individuals with depressive tendency. Additionally, an interpretation bias intervention was implemented to enhance positive cognitive function, weaken negative cognition, and strengthen the inhibition of negative information. This intervention aimed to examine the changes in interpretation bias among individuals with depressive tendency and explore the effectiveness of positive cognitive intervention. Individuals with depressive tendency demonstrate a significant negative interpretation bias when processing ambiguous information, particularly when triggered by negative emotions. Following active interpretation training, participants in the depression intervention group exhibited reduced inhibition of positive interpretation processing and decreased activation of negative interpretation during the processing of ambiguous information. Negative emotions can amplify the processing of negative information and subsequent behavioral responses among college students with depressive tendency. Conversely, positive emotions can enhance the positive emotional experiences of these students and alleviate depressive symptoms. Positive interpretation bias training has the potential to enhance an individual’s positive emotional experiences, modify or improve negative cognitive representations, and consequently reduce their susceptibility to depression.
{"title":"A Study on the Characteristics and Interventions of Interpretation Bias in College Students with Depression Tendency Under Different Emotional Priming Conditions","authors":"Shuman Wu, Yu Pang, Hongyimei Liu, Chaoyun Zhou, Xue Zheng","doi":"10.1007/s41811-024-00219-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41811-024-00219-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study aims to examine the characteristics of interpretation bias among students with depressive tendencies under emotional priming conditions and compare with normal college students. This study employed behavioral experiments to gather data on the responses of college students with depressive tendency (depression tendency groups) and psychologically healthy college students (normal control group) in word association tasks. The tasks were conducted under positive and negative emotional priming conditions to investigate the interpretation bias characteristics of individuals with depressive tendency. Additionally, an interpretation bias intervention was implemented to enhance positive cognitive function, weaken negative cognition, and strengthen the inhibition of negative information. This intervention aimed to examine the changes in interpretation bias among individuals with depressive tendency and explore the effectiveness of positive cognitive intervention. Individuals with depressive tendency demonstrate a significant negative interpretation bias when processing ambiguous information, particularly when triggered by negative emotions. Following active interpretation training, participants in the depression intervention group exhibited reduced inhibition of positive interpretation processing and decreased activation of negative interpretation during the processing of ambiguous information. Negative emotions can amplify the processing of negative information and subsequent behavioral responses among college students with depressive tendency. Conversely, positive emotions can enhance the positive emotional experiences of these students and alleviate depressive symptoms. Positive interpretation bias training has the potential to enhance an individual’s positive emotional experiences, modify or improve negative cognitive representations, and consequently reduce their susceptibility to depression.</p>","PeriodicalId":46972,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cognitive Therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141504050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-06-13DOI: 10.1007/s41811-024-00214-3
Da Eun Suh, Duckhyun Jo, Holly R. Turner, Gillian Antiporda, Jung-Kwang Ahn
{"title":"The 10-Item Version Singelis’s Self-Construal Scale (SCS-Short Version) for Korean Adults: Psychometric Properties, Measurement Invariance with European Americans, and Associations with Social Anxiety","authors":"Da Eun Suh, Duckhyun Jo, Holly R. Turner, Gillian Antiporda, Jung-Kwang Ahn","doi":"10.1007/s41811-024-00214-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41811-024-00214-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46972,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cognitive Therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141348203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-06-13DOI: 10.1007/s41811-024-00216-1
Kemal Baytemir, Zeynep Görgülü, Melikegul Bedir, Oktay Eser
{"title":"The Validation of Affective Style Questionnaire in Turkish Culture and Mediating Role of Affective Styles on the relationship between Attachment Styles and Depression","authors":"Kemal Baytemir, Zeynep Görgülü, Melikegul Bedir, Oktay Eser","doi":"10.1007/s41811-024-00216-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41811-024-00216-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46972,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cognitive Therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141348274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-06-12DOI: 10.1007/s41811-024-00215-2
Stephanie Zakhour, A. Sardinha, Cláudia Patty Guilger-Primos, Antonio Egidio Nardi, C. Neufeld
{"title":"Women’s Gender Sensitivity in Latin American Cognitive Behavioral Studies: A Review of the Literature","authors":"Stephanie Zakhour, A. Sardinha, Cláudia Patty Guilger-Primos, Antonio Egidio Nardi, C. Neufeld","doi":"10.1007/s41811-024-00215-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41811-024-00215-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46972,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cognitive Therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141351094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-06-12DOI: 10.1007/s41811-024-00211-6
Amie E. Grills, Sharon R Vaughn, Chelsey Bowman, Philip Capin, Anna-Mária Fall, Greg Roberts, Emily D Barnes
{"title":"Efficacy of a Cognitive-Behavioral Anxiety Management Program Integrated Within a Reading Intervention","authors":"Amie E. Grills, Sharon R Vaughn, Chelsey Bowman, Philip Capin, Anna-Mária Fall, Greg Roberts, Emily D Barnes","doi":"10.1007/s41811-024-00211-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41811-024-00211-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46972,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cognitive Therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141351444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-06-12DOI: 10.1007/s41811-024-00217-0
Johanne Nordahl, O. Hjemdal, Sverre U. Johnson, H. Nordahl
{"title":"Metacognitive Therapy Versus Exposure-Based Treatments of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Preliminary Comparative Trial in an Ordinary Clinical Practice","authors":"Johanne Nordahl, O. Hjemdal, Sverre U. Johnson, H. Nordahl","doi":"10.1007/s41811-024-00217-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41811-024-00217-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46972,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cognitive Therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141353624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-06-05DOI: 10.1007/s41811-024-00213-4
Haoxian Ye, Chunling Chen, Nan Jiang, Yixin Liu, Zifan Cai, Sisi He, Shiying Chen, Nanping Tu, Yunlin Su, Fang Fan
{"title":"Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (Short Form) for Children: A Validation among 5672 Chinese Adolescents","authors":"Haoxian Ye, Chunling Chen, Nan Jiang, Yixin Liu, Zifan Cai, Sisi He, Shiying Chen, Nanping Tu, Yunlin Su, Fang Fan","doi":"10.1007/s41811-024-00213-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41811-024-00213-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46972,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cognitive Therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141382120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-28DOI: 10.1007/s41811-024-00212-5
David D. J. Cooper, Lauren Stavropoulos, Jessica R. Grisham
Imagery rescripting commonly seeks to target memories by imagining the intervention of a caregiver. In some cases, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), the target imagery may also be episodic future imagery, and a sense of mastery may be more salient than an intervening caregiver. We aimed to compare how varying the target image and rescripting approaches influenced beliefs, emotions, or characteristics of idiopathic imagery relevant to OCD. We recruited 250 online participants high in OCD traits. Participants were randomly assigned to one of four conditions, reflecting variations in target image (memory/future) and rescripting approach (attachment/mastery). Self-administered audio-guided exercises were used to elicit the target image and facilitate rescripting. Participants completed a range of measures before and after rescripting. Participants in all groups tended to report changes in self-related beliefs, emotions, and imagery characteristics. In general, these results did not differ between target images or rescripting approaches. However, mastery-based rescripting reduced anxiety associated with episodic future imagery to a greater extent than attachment-based rescripting. These results suggest that the general benefit of modifying emotionally salient imagery tends to outweigh differential effects of varying the target image or rescripting approach. Standardised re-scripting protocols could be varied based on the individual’s needs.
{"title":"Variants in Imagery Rescripting for OCD: Memories Versus Future, Attachment Versus Mastery","authors":"David D. J. Cooper, Lauren Stavropoulos, Jessica R. Grisham","doi":"10.1007/s41811-024-00212-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41811-024-00212-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Imagery rescripting commonly seeks to target memories by imagining the intervention of a caregiver. In some cases, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), the target imagery may also be episodic future imagery, and a sense of mastery may be more salient than an intervening caregiver. We aimed to compare how varying the target image and rescripting approaches influenced beliefs, emotions, or characteristics of idiopathic imagery relevant to OCD. We recruited 250 online participants high in OCD traits. Participants were randomly assigned to one of four conditions, reflecting variations in target image (memory/future) and rescripting approach (attachment/mastery). Self-administered audio-guided exercises were used to elicit the target image and facilitate rescripting. Participants completed a range of measures before and after rescripting. Participants in all groups tended to report changes in self-related beliefs, emotions, and imagery characteristics. In general, these results did not differ between target images or rescripting approaches. However, mastery-based rescripting reduced anxiety associated with episodic future imagery to a greater extent than attachment-based rescripting. These results suggest that the general benefit of modifying emotionally salient imagery tends to outweigh differential effects of varying the target image or rescripting approach. Standardised re-scripting protocols could be varied based on the individual’s needs.</p>","PeriodicalId":46972,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cognitive Therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141171161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-05-04DOI: 10.1007/s41811-024-00209-0
Zahra Paeizi, Mehdi Akbari, Shahram Mohammadkhani, Seyed Hamid Reza Faiz, Mark D. Griffiths
Post-traumatic growth (PTG) refers to potential positive outcomes following exposure to trauma and may have been experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study investigated the mediating role of emotion regulation (cognitive reappraisal) and self-compassion in the relationship between spirituality and PTG. The sample comprised 700 patients with COVID-19 who were hospitalized during their illness at Hazrat-Rasoul Hospital in Tehran, Iran (395 males, mean age = 52 years, SD = 14, age range = 14–95 years). Data were collected using a questionnaire packet that included the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES), the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) and the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS). Structural equation modelling analysis supported the proposed model which indicated that spirituality both directly and indirectly associated with PTG through emotion regulation (cognitive reappraisal) and self-compassion. To test the indirect effects, bootstrap analysis was conducted with a 95% confidence interval and 5000 sample replacements. The results showed that spirituality influenced PTG through emotion regulation and self-compassion. The findings suggest that attention to these factors is crucial in facilitating the path to PTG.
{"title":"A Cross-Sectional Survey on the Relationship Between Spirituality and Posttraumatic Growth During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation and Self-Compassion","authors":"Zahra Paeizi, Mehdi Akbari, Shahram Mohammadkhani, Seyed Hamid Reza Faiz, Mark D. Griffiths","doi":"10.1007/s41811-024-00209-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41811-024-00209-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Post-traumatic growth (PTG) refers to potential positive outcomes following exposure to trauma and may have been experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study investigated the mediating role of emotion regulation (cognitive reappraisal) and self-compassion in the relationship between spirituality and PTG. The sample comprised 700 patients with COVID-19 who were hospitalized during their illness at Hazrat-Rasoul Hospital in Tehran, Iran (395 males, mean age = 52 years, SD = 14, age range = 14–95 years). Data were collected using a questionnaire packet that included the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES), the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) and the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS). Structural equation modelling analysis supported the proposed model which indicated that spirituality both directly and indirectly associated with PTG through emotion regulation (cognitive reappraisal) and self-compassion. To test the indirect effects, bootstrap analysis was conducted with a 95% confidence interval and 5000 sample replacements. The results showed that spirituality influenced PTG through emotion regulation and self-compassion. The findings suggest that attention to these factors is crucial in facilitating the path to PTG.</p>","PeriodicalId":46972,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Cognitive Therapy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140886934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}