RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06673407

Group Exposure Workshops for Socially Anxious Undergraduates

Pilot Trial on the Contribution of Peer Leaders and Self-Compassion to Group Exposure Workshops for Socially Anxious Undergraduates


Sponsor

University of Colorado, Boulder

Enrollment

200 participants

Start Date

Jun 12, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of four versions of a workshop for social anxiety and public speaking stress. All participants are current University of Colorado Boulder undergraduate students. Participation in this research study lasts for approximately 8 weeks, and includes a pre-workshop questionnaire, 3 weekly workshop sessions (ranging from 2 to 3 hours each, including a 5-minute post-session questionnaire), a post-workshop questionnaire, and a 1-month follow-up questionnaire.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 30 Years

Plain Language Summary

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This study is testing a group workshop program designed to help college undergraduates manage social anxiety and fear of public speaking. The workshops use exposure-based techniques — where participants practice the situations they fear in a safe, supportive group setting. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 18 to 30 years old and currently an undergraduate student - You experience significant social anxiety (SPIN score of 19 or higher) - You have moderate to high communication anxiety (PRCA-24 score of 59 or higher) - You are open to getting help for your social anxiety - You can read and write fluently in English and attend in-person group sessions **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are experiencing moderately severe or severe depression at the time of screening - You are currently receiving another form of therapy for anxiety - You cannot commit to attending the workshops and completing surveys Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALGroup Exposure for Social Anxiety

Group exposure therapy for social anxiety and public speaking fears.

BEHAVIORALSelf-Compassion Enhanced Group Exposure Therapy for Social Anxiety

Group exposure therapy for social anxiety and public speaking fears plus piloted exercises from the investigators' previous studies among socially anxious undergraduates (Slivjak et al., 2022; Slivjak \& Arch, in preparation), refined during the investigators' quality improvement project, that are designed to enhance compassion.

BEHAVIORALPeer-Enhanced Group Exposure Therapy for Social Anxiety

Group exposure therapy for social anxiety and public speaking fears facilitated by a pair of doctoral student and undergraduate student co-facilitators who explicitly use appropriate self-disclosure to establish the co-facilitators as individuals with lived experiences of social anxiety and public speaking fears.

BEHAVIORALPeer and Self-Compassion Enhanced Group Exposure Therapy for Social Anxiety

Group exposure therapy for social anxiety and public speaking fears plus piloted exercises from the investigators' previous studies among socially anxious undergraduates (Slivjak et al., 2022; Slivjak \& Arch, in preparation), refined during the investigators' quality improvement project, that are designed to enhance compassion. These groups are facilitated by a pair of doctoral student and undergraduate student co-facilitators who explicitly use appropriate self-disclosure to establish the co-facilitators as individuals with lived experiences of social anxiety and public speaking fears.


Locations(1)

Renee Crown Wellness Institute and Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado, United States

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