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Pilot Trial of Group Exposure Workshops for Socially Anxious Undergraduates

Description

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of four versions of a workshop for social anxiety and public speaking stress. All participants are current University of Colorado Boulder undergraduate students. Participation in this research study lasts for approximately 8 weeks, and includes a pre-workshop questionnaire, 3 weekly workshop sessions (ranging from 2 to 3 hours each, including a 5-minute post-session questionnaire), a post-workshop questionnaire, and a 1-month follow-up questionnaire.

Conditions

Social Anxiety DisorderPublic Speaking FearPublic Speaking AnxietySocial Fear
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Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of four versions of a workshop for social anxiety and public speaking stress. All participants are current University of Colorado Boulder undergraduate students. Participation in this research study lasts for approximately 8 weeks, and includes a pre-workshop questionnaire, 3 weekly workshop sessions (ranging from 2 to 3 hours each, including a 5-minute post-session questionnaire), a post-workshop questionnaire, and a 1-month follow-up questionnaire.

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Pilot Trial of Group Exposure Workshops for Socially Anxious Undergraduates

Condition
Social Anxiety Disorder
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Boulder

Renee Crown Wellness Institute and Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States, 80302

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age = 18-30
  • * Able to read and write fluently in English
  • * Current undergraduate students at CU
  • * Experiencing elevated social anxiety symptoms indicated by a SPIN score ≥ 19
  • * Experiencing moderate to high communication anxiety indicated by a PRCA- 24 score ≥ 59
  • * Open to receiving help for social anxiety or public speaking fears indicated by a help seeking score of ≥ 3 out of 5 (at both screening timepoints as explained below)
  • * Able to voluntarily consent to participation
  • * Able to participate fully in the study (including in the in-person group workshops and in survey completion) as assessed by screening questions and the study P
  • * Are currently experiencing moderately severe or severe depression represented by the validated cutoff score for major depression on the PHQ-8 of greater than 14 (Kroenke et al., 2001)
  • * Score in the moderate-high range for suicide risk as indicated by the CSSRS (Salvi, 2019), report a suicide attempt in the past 12 months, or report current, ongoing suicidal ideation along with a past (lifetime) suicide attempt
  • * Are current students of the PI or clients or current students of the doctoral student co-facilitators

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 30 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Colorado, Boulder,

Study Record Dates

2025-10-01