Research on Interfering Factors and Effectiveness of Video Feedback in Social Anxiety Disorder

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K04463
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Musashino University
• Principal Investigator: Shirotsuki Kentaro 武蔵野大学, 人間科学部, 教授 (50582714)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 中尾 睦宏 国際医療福祉大学, 医学部, 教授 (80282614)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 社交不安症 / 認知行動療法 / 不安 / 認知バイアス / ビデオフィードバック

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that interfere with video feedback in social anxiety disorder, and to examine the changes in these factors and the effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy. As a basic study, we conducted multiple questionnaire surveys. First, a survey of university students revealed that interpretation bias and self-attention are involved in maintaining social anxiety. A survey of patients with social anxiety disorder also showed that negative interpretations of video feedback effected to the maintenance of social anxiety symptoms. It was also found that a cognitive-behavioral therapy program with intensive video feedback sessions improved social anxiety symptoms. Through these, it was clarified my function regarding video images.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究によって，自己のビデオ映像に対するネガティブ・ポジティブな認知と社交不安の関連性が明らかにされた。具体的には，注意や解釈などの認知バイアスの機能を示し，社交不安症に関する認知行動的要因の影響を明らかにすることで，臨床心理学の発展に貢献した。また，認知行動療法プログラムの実践によって，社交不安症の改善に関係する知見を提供し，効果的な心理療法の提供に寄与する知見を示すことができたと考えられる。