TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - An open trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction for young adults with social anxiety disorder
JO  - Scandinavian journal of psychology
A1  - Hjeltnes, Aslak
A1  - Molde, Helge
A1  - Schanche, Elisabeth
A1  - Vøllestad, Jon
A1  - Lillebostad Svendsen, Julie
A1  - Moltu, Christian
A1  - Binder, Per-Einar
SP  - 80
EP  - 90
VL  - 58
IS  - 1
N2  - The present study investigated mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for young adults with a social anxiety disorder (SAD) in an open trial. Fifty-three young adults in a higher education setting underwent a standard eight-week MBSR program. Eight participants (15%) did not complete the program. Participants reported significant reductions in SAD symptoms and global psychological distress, as well as increases in mindfulness, self-compassion, and self-esteem. Using intention-to-treat (ITT) analyses, effect sizes ranged from large to moderate for SAD symptoms (Cohen's d = 0.80) and global psychological distress (d = 0.61). Completer analyses yielded large effect sizes for SAD symptoms (d = 0.96) and global psychological distress (d = 0.81). The largest effect sizes were found for self-compassion (d = 1.49) and mindfulness (d = 1.35). Two thirds of the participants who were in the clinical range at pretreatment reported either clinically significant change (37%) or reliable improvement (31%) on SAD symptoms after completing the MBSR program, and almost two thirds reported either clinically significant change (37%) or reliable improvement (26%) on global psychological distress. MBSR may be a beneficial intervention for young adults in higher education with SAD, and there is a need for more research on mindfulness and acceptance-based interventions for SAD.<br><br>© 2016 Scandinavian Psychological Associations and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0036-5564
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12342
ID  - ref1
ER  -