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Buckner, J. D. (2008). A Randomized Pilot Study of Motivation Enhancement Therapy to Increase Utilization of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-2793
Despite the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), most socially anxious individuals do not seek treatment. The current study evaluated the efficacy of three-session motivation enhancement therapy (MET) designed to increase CBT utilization among those with social anxiety. Twenty-seven non-treatment-seeking socially anxious individuals (92.6% of whom had social anxiety disorder) were randomly assigned to either MET for CBT (n=12) or a psychoeducation control condition (n = 15). After the intervention, 41.7% of MET participants attended at least one session of CBT compared to 13.3% of controls. Further, willingness to schedule a CBT appointment increased at a significantly greater rate in the MET condition. Results suggest MET for CBT may be a time-efficient means to increase CBT utilization among socially anxious individuals.
Motivation Enhancement Therapy, Social Anxiety Disorder, Treatment-Seeking
Date of Defense
May 20, 2008.
Submitted Note
A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Psychology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Advisory Committee
Norman Bradley Schmidt, Professor Directing Dissertation; Steven Pfeiffer, Outside Committee Member; Mary Gerend, Committee Member; Richard G. Heimberg, Committee Member; Thomas E. Joiner, Jr., Committee Member; Jon K. Maner, Committee Member.
Publisher
Florida State University
Identifier
FSU_migr_etd-2793
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Buckner, J. D. (2008). A Randomized Pilot Study of Motivation Enhancement Therapy to Increase Utilization of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety. Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-2793
