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    A Comparison of Ultra-Brief Cognitive Defusion and Positive Affirmation Interventions on the Reduction of Public Speaking Anxiety


    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. The Psychological Record, 71 (1). pp. 109-117. ISSN 0033-2933

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    Official URL: https://doi.org/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
    Additional Information: Cite as: Brandrick, C., Hooper, N., Roche, B. et al. A Comparison of Ultra-Brief Cognitive Defusion and Positive Affirmation Interventions on the Reduction of Public Speaking Anxiety. Psychol Rec 71, 109–117 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40732-020-00432-z Copyright: Accepted Version [pathway b] 12mPublisher's Bespoke License Institutional Repository, Funder Designated Location
    Keywords: Public speaking anxiety; Defusion; Self-affirmation;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
    Item ID: 16308
    Identification Number: 10.1007/s40732-020-00432-z
    Depositing User: Dr. Bryan Roche
    Date Deposited: 13 Jul 2022 09:31
    Journal or Publication Title: The Psychological Record
    Publisher: Springer link
    Refereed: Yes
    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/16308
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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