title: Physical appearance anxiety impedes the therapeutic effects of video feedback in high socially anxious individuals.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Video feedback (VF) interventions effectively reduce social anxiety symptoms and negative self-perception, particularly when they are preceded by cognitive preparation (CP) and followed by cognitive review.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  In the current study, we re-examined data from a study on the efficacy of a novel VF intervention for individuals high in social anxiety to test the hypothesis that physical appearance anxiety would moderate the effects of VF.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were analyzed from 68 socially anxious participants who performed an initial public speech, and were randomly assigned to an Elaborated VF condition (VF plus cognitive preparation and cognitive review), a Standard VF condition (VF plus cognitive preparation) or a No VF condition (exposure alone), and then performed a second speech.
  
  
  RESULTS
  As hypothesized, when appearance concerns were low, both participants who received Elaborated and Standard VF were significantly less anxious during speech 2 than those in the No VF condition. However, when levels of appearance concern were high, neither Elaborated nor Standard VF reduced anxiety levels during speech 2 beyond the No VF condition.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results from our analog sample suggest the importance of tailoring treatment protocols to accommodate the idiosyncratic concerns of socially anxious patients.
authors: University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
authors: Elizabeth M J
authors: EM
authors: Orr
authors: David A
authors: DA
authors: Moscovitch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D057215:Body Dysmorphic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D030141:Feedback, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014741:Video Recording