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Effectiveness of the Internet-Based Self-Help Program for Social Anxiety Disorder

Abstract

This study examined the effectiveness of the Internet-based self-help program for social anxiety disorder. Twenty six individuals with social anxiety disorder were assigned to eight sessions of the internet-based self-help program or to a waiting list control group. Korean version of Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SADS), Brief Fear of negative Evaluation Scale (BFNE), Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS), Social Phobia Scale (SPS), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were administered before, after four sessions, and after treatment to all participants. The effectiveness of the Internet-based self-help program was analyzed using repeated-measure ANOVAs. Participants in the self-help program showed significant improvement on SADS, SPS, but changes were not significant on BFNE and SIAS. In addition, there were moderate to large effect sizes (0.70 to 1.21). These findings demonstrated that the Internet-based self-help program could provide a cost effective intervention method for individuals with social anxiety disorder.

keywords
Social anxiety disorder, Internet-based Self-help Program, Cognitive behavior Therapy, 사회불안장애, 인터넷 기반 자가 치료, 인지행동치료

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