Trial reportJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2024
Web-based interpretation bias training to reduce anxiety: A sequential, multiple-assignment randomized trial.
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- Who benefits from a digital intervention for appearance concerns? A randomized controlled trial of a large mixed-gender sample.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2026Trial
- Randomized controlled trial of smartphone-based interpretation bias intervention for anxiety and depression.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2026Trial
- Web-based interpretation bias training to reduce anxiety: A sequential, multiple-assignment randomized trial.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2024Trial
- Online cognitive bias modification for interpretation to reduce anxious thinking during the COVID-19 pandemic.Behaviour research and therapy · 2024Trial
- A mixed methods evaluation of a pilot open trial of a mentor-guided digital intervention for youth anxiety.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- Behavioral engagement patterns and psychosocial outcomes in web-based interpretation bias training for anxiety.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- Examining State Affective and Cognitive Outcomes Following Brief Mobile Phone-Based Training Sessions to Reduce Anxious Interpretations.Cognitive therapy and research · 2025Article
- A mobile intervention to reduce anxiety among university students, faculty, and staff: Mixed methods study on users' experiences.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- Early Attrition Prediction for Web-Based Interpretation Bias Modification to Reduce Anxious Thinking: A Machine Learning Study.JMIR mental health · 2024Article
- Anxiety sensitivity, distress intolerance, and negative interpretation bias strengthen the relationship between trait anxiety and depersonalization.Anxiety, stress, and coping · 2022Article
- Lessons Learned: Providing Supportive Accountability in an Online Anxiety Intervention.Behavior therapy · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveWeb-based cognitive bias modification for interpretation (CBM-I) can improve interpretation biases and anxiety symptoms but faces high rates of dropout. This study tested the effectiveness of web-based CBM-I relative to an active psychoeducation condition and the addition of low-intensity telecoaching for a subset of CBM-I participants.
method1,234 anxious community adults (Mage = 35.09 years, 81.2% female, 72.1% white, 82.6% not Hispanic) were randomly assigned at Stage 1 of a sequential, multiple-assignment randomized trial to complete five weekly sessions of CBM-I or psychoeducation on our team's public research website. After the first session, for Stage 2, an algorithm attempted to classify CBM-I participants as higher (vs. lower) risk for dropping out; those classified as higher risk were then randomly assigned to complete four brief weekly telecoaching check-ins (vs. no coaching).
resultsAs hypothesized (https://doi.org/j2xr; Daniel, Eberle, & Teachman, 2020), CBM-I significantly outperformed psychoeducation at improving positive and negative interpretation biases (Recognition Ratings, Brief Body Sensations Interpretation Questionnaire) and anxiety symptoms (Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale, Anxiety Scale from Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-Short Form), with smaller treatment gains remaining significant at 2-month follow-up. Unexpectedly, CBM-I had significantly worse treatment dropout outcomes than psychoeducation, and adding coaching (vs. no coaching) did not significantly improve efficacy or dropout outcomes (notably, many participants chose not to interact with their coach).
conclusionsWeb-based CBM-I appears effective, but supplemental coaching may not mitigate the challenge of dropout. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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