Anxious Attachment Improves and Is Predicted by Anxiety Sensitivity in Internet-Based, Guided Self-Help Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Panic Disorder

被引:4
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作者
Zalaznik, Dina [1 ]
Strauss, Asher Y. [1 ]
Halaj, Asala [1 ]
Fradkin, Isaac [1 ]
Ebert, David D. [2 ]
Andersson, Gerhard [3 ,4 ]
Huppert, Jonathan D. [1 ]
机构
[1] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Dept Psychol, IL-91905 Jerusalem, Israel
[2] Vrije Univ, Fac Behav & Movement Sci, Clin Neuro & Dev Psychol, Amsterdam, Netherlands
[3] Linkoping Univ, Dept Behav Sci & Learning, Dept Biomed & Clin Sci, Linkoping, Sweden
[4] Karolinska Inst, Dept Clin Neurosci, Solna, Sweden
关键词
internet-CBT; anxious attachment; avoidant attachment; anxiety sensitivity; therapist involvement; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION; VALIDITY; STYLES; TRIAL; SCALE;
D O I
10.1037/cou0000579
中图分类号
G44 [教育心理学];
学科分类号
0402 ; 040202 ;
摘要
The purpose of this study was to examine whether anxious and avoidant attachment styles improve during guided internet-based cognitive behavioral treatment (ICBT) for panic disorder, and if so, to identify potential theoretically driven mechanisms related to the change. We examined changes in anxious and avoidant attachment and their time-lagged (1 week), longitudinal relationship with panic-related constructs in patients participating in ICBT (n = 79) in an open trial. Anxious attachment scores improved significantly with a medium effect during ICBT, d = 0.76 [0.45, 1.08]. According to benchmark analyses, changes were similar to the magnitude of change in face-to-face CBT and final scores to values of a nonclinical sample. Additionally, similar to findings in face-to-face CBT for panic disorder, longitudinal time analyses revealed that anxiety sensitivity scores predicted later improvement in anxious attachment scores, but not vice versa. Counter to our hypothesis, avoidant attachment did not significantly change during treatment, d = 0.15 [0.02, 0.46]; however, pretreatment level of avoidant attachment in ICBT was similar to the nonclinical sample. Also counter to our hypotheses, agoraphobic avoidant behaviors when alone did not predict changes in anxious attachment. These results suggest that anxious attachment can improve in ICBT for panic disorder even though the focus of the treatment is not on interpersonal relationships. These changes appear to follow changes in anxiety sensitivity. Public Significance Statement Results of this study suggest that anxious attachment improves following an internet-based intervention for panic disorder with minimal therapist contact (ICBT). This improvement appears to follow changes in anxiety sensitivity, or fear of one's bodily sensations, which are likely facilitated by self-driven techniques of cognitive restructuring and exposure. Thus, interpersonal factors can improve in psychotherapeutic interventions even when the involvement of the therapist is limited and the focus is on cognitive and behavioral change.
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