Inadequate presentation of behavioral measures of fear in the major journals.
This article reviews the manner in which overt behavioral measures of fear (usually Behaviour Avoidance Tests) are reported in major behaviour therapy journals. It was investigated whether instructions and procedures of BATs were outlined in sufficient detail to enable a potential researcher to replicate them. The results show that only one third (62) of 185 reviewed studies on fear, anxiety or phobias included some form of overt behavioral assessment. Only one third of these 62 studies gave a fair or detailed account of BAT instructions and procedures whereas the remaining studies provided only vague information or no details at all.
D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis; D001519:Behavior; D005239:Fear; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards*