scholarly journals Effectiveness of Social Skills Training on Social Anxiety Disorder in Students with Learning Disabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nour-Mohammad Bakhshani ◽  
Riehaneh Tafreshi ◽  
Shahab Lotfinia
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Levene Test

Background: Children with learning disabilities (LDs) may be at risk of social anxiety because they are less socially accepted and more anxious than their peers. Approximately 70% of students with LDs experience a high level of anxiety symptoms, and they have clinical symptoms of anxiety more than their peers. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of social skills training on social anxiety disorder in students with LDs. Methods: This randomized controlled trial study included a pretest-posttest control group. Data were collected using Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (SCID-5), Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS), and Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters (MESSY). In total, 30 participants with diagnosed LDs and high social anxiety were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. The intervention group received a social skills treatment over 12 sessions of 90 minutes. After collecting the data, SPSS version 24 was used with 95% CI for data analysis. The Levene test was used to assess the equality of variances, and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) employed to assess the main effect of social skills intervention. Results: The results of the ANCOVA test showed that social skills training reduced social anxiety in the intervention group (P < 0.01). The covariate (pretest of anxiety) was also significant (P < 0.01). Conclusions: This study showed that social skills training could reduce social anxiety in children with LDs. This result can be a guideline for clinicians to provide the appropriate intervention for the emotional problems of students with LDs.

scholarly journals The impact of social skills training for social anxiety disorder: A randomized controlled trial

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 908-918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah C. Beidel ◽  
Candice A. Alfano ◽  
Michael J. Kofler ◽  
Patricia A. Rao ◽  
Lindsay Scharfstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Role of social skills training in adolescents with social anxiety disorder

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo José Olivares-Olivares ◽  
Pedro Francisco Ortiz-González ◽  
José Olivares
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Skills Training

Social skills training augments the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral group therapy for social anxiety disorder

2005 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
James D. Herbert ◽  
Brandon A. Gaudiano ◽  
Alyssa A. Rheingold ◽  
Valerie H. Myers ◽  
Kristy Dalrymple ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Group Therapy ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy ◽  
Behavioral Group

scholarly journals Do children with social anxiety disorder benefit from social skills training?

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Post Treatment

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) in children can be difficult to treat, as evidenced by the varied outcomes reported post-treatment.1,2 Although childhood treatments for SAD commonly involve at least some social skills training,3 it isn’t clear whether children with SAD have particular difficulties with social skills. There is therefore a need to better establish whether social skills are an effective target for treating SAD.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Social Anxiety Disorder: Application of a Longitudinal Method for Evaluation of Mediation Role of Acceptance, Cognitive Fusion and Values

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esmail Soltani ◽  
◽  
Seyed Abdolmajid Bahrainian ◽  
Ali Farhoudian ◽  
Abbas Masjedi Arani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Fear Of Negative Evaluation ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Cognitive Fusion

Objectives: The purpose of the current study was to examine the effectiveness of ACT on symptom severity, fear about negative evaluation, quality of life and mediation role of acceptance, cognitive fusion and value among patients with Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD). Methods: Thirty patients diagnosed with SAD were randomized in the intervention (n=15) or waiting list groups (n=15). The Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory (SPAI), Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (BFNE), WHO Quality of Life (WHOQOL), Social Anxiety - Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (SA-AAQ), Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ) and Valued Living Questionnaire (VLQ) were administered before, immediately after, and at one month follow up. Repeated measurement design was used in the intervention group to investigate the changes of mediation and outcomes variables in the pretest, during, and post- therapy. Twenty-four patients completed the study. One-way analysis of covariance, Multivariate analysis of covariance and repeated measures was used for analysis. Results: Results showed that there were differences between the intervention and waiting list groups on the severity of symptoms (p=0.001), fear of negative evaluation (p=0.002), and quality of life (p=0.03), as well as in terms of specific measures of SA-AAQ(p=0.001), cognitive fusion (p=0.001), and important section of VLQ(p=0.001). Repeated measurement result showed that acceptance and action of social anxiety and cognitive fusion had a mediating role in the severity of anxiety, fear about negative evaluation, and quality of life. Discussion: Results of the study indicate the effectiveness of ACT for SAD and highlighted mediator contribution acceptance and action and cognitive fusion in severity of social anxiety.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document