Journal article
Effect of distraction and coping style on in vivo exposure for specific phobia of spiders
Abstract
Recent studies have generated mixed findings regarding the effects of distraction on exposure-based treatments. Results have also been inconsistent regarding the effects of monitoring and blunting coping styles on outcome. The present study attempted to integrate these two areas of research. We hypothesized that the effect of distraction on treatment outcome might depend on coping style. Specifically, we predicted that for blunters (i.e.. …
Authors
Antony MM; McCabe RE; Leeuw I; Sano N; Swinson RP
Journal
Behaviour Research and Therapy, Vol. 39, No. 10, pp. 1137–1150
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
10 2001
DOI
10.1016/s0005-7967(00)00089-9
ISSN
0005-7967