Meta-analytic investigation of the effectiveness of self-regulatory components in the treatment of adult problem behaviors.
The present paper utilized meta-analysis to examine the effectiveness of interventions in which components of self-regulation theories (e.g., self-monitoring, self-reinforcement) were the primary treatment intervention utilized in treating habit disturbances, depression, anxiety and health-related problems with adults. The effect size (ES)1 comparing interventions utilizing all combinations of self-regulatory components to no intervention at all was d = .25 (p < .005). The ES comparing interventions utilizing self-monitoring (SM) plus any other self-regulatory component(s) to interventions utilizing SM alone was d = .42 (p < .001). Differential effectiveness was demonstrated for various combinations of self-regulatory components.
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Department of Psychology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061-0436, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012647:Self-Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome