Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40802208›Full record

ArticleChild psychiatry and human development2025

Therapeutic Processes that Impact Child Outcomes Following Exposure Therapy for Child Specific Phobias.

Imogene G Calteaux, David L Neumann, Lara J Farrell

Abstract read
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Child psychiatry and human development, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Imogene G CalteauxSchool of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Parklands Drive, QLD, 4215, Gold Coast, Australia. i.calteaux@griffith.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4019-4367
David L NeumannSchool of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Parklands Drive, QLD, 4215, Gold Coast, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5400-462X
Lara J FarrellSchool of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Parklands Drive, QLD, 4215, Gold Coast, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4231-2227

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between therapeutic process variables and child outcomes following exposure therapy for specific phobias (SPs) in children. SPs are a common childhood disorder and a predictor of future mental health conditions. While Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and One-Session Treatment (OST) are effective in treating SPs, a notable percentage of children do not fully respond. The study examined key therapeutic process variables among a sample of 52 children and their parents who participated in the broader Preschoolers' Overcoming Phobias randomised controlled trial. Variables included child and parent therapeutic alliances, child motivation, homework adherence, therapist treatment fidelity, parent satisfaction, and parental confidence in implementing exposure and managing their own fears. Results indicated that child therapeutic alliance and parental confidence in managing fears were significant predictors of child outcomes at six months post-treatment. Specifically, parental confidence mediated the relationship between their ability to conduct exposure and the child's approach behaviour. This suggests that effective SP treatments should focus on both the child's direct therapy and supporting parents in managing their child's anxieties.

Indexed as

One session treatmentParent involvementProcess variablesSpecific phobia

Identifiers

PMID40802208

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.