Kennett, Jaycee;
Friedrich, Claire;
Chiocchia, Virginia;
Blackwell, Simon E;
Furukawa, Toshi;
Carlbring, Per;
Tonia, Thomy;
... Cipriani, Andrea; + view all
(2025)
Cognitive bias modification for social anxiety: protocol for a living systematic review of human studies and meta-analysis.
Wellcome Open Research
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, Article 657. 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.23278.2.
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Abstract
Background: Social anxiety is a heightened fear and discomfort in social situations. Cases of elevated distress and impaired functioning can lead to a clinical diagnosis of social anxiety disorder. Altering cognitive biases associated with social anxiety has been suggested as potentially beneficial; however, little is known about the comparative effectiveness of such interventions. The aim of this living systematic review is to examine the efficacy of cognitive bias modification for reducing social anxiety. Methods We will search multiple electronic databases for randomised controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of cognitive bias modification for people diagnosed with social anxiety and people exposed to a social stressor. The primary outcome will be change in social anxiety related symptoms; secondary outcomes will be changes in social functioning and quality of life and adverse events. Study selection, data extraction and risk of bias assessment will be done by at least two reviewers using pre-defined tools. We will synthesise data from people with social anxiety diagnosis and those subjected to a simulated social stressor separately using random effects metaanalyses. Heterogeneity will be evaluated by investigating characteristics of included studies and we will conduct a network meta-analysis in order to compare the efficacy of subtypes of cognitive bias modification for social anxiety disorder. We will appraise the strength of the evidence for each outcome by reviewing the overall association, internal and external validity, and reporting biases. Where data allows, we will triangulate the evidence from both sources with a multidisciplinary group of experts. We will also descriptively report factors reported to mediate cognitive bias modification, The review will begin in living mode and the database search will be rerun every three months to identify potential new evidence. We will co-produce this review with members of a global lived experience advisory board.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Cognitive bias modification for social anxiety: protocol for a living systematic review of human studies and meta-analysis |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.23278.2 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.23278.2 |
| Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | GALENOS, social anxiety, cognitive bias modification |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10209427 |
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