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Cognitive Behavior Therapy For Anxiety Disorders In Youth: Treatment Specificity And Mediation Effects, Ileana Hernandez
Cognitive Behavior Therapy For Anxiety Disorders In Youth: Treatment Specificity And Mediation Effects, Ileana Hernandez
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The present study investigated the efficacies of Individual CBT (ICBT), Parent Relationship Skill Training (RLST, which targets increasing parental acceptance of youth and increasing autonomy granting) and Parent Reinforcement Skills Training (RLST, which targets increasing parental positive reinforcement and decreasing negative reinforcement). The specific aims were to examine treatment specificity and mediation effects of parenting variables. ICBT was used as a baseline comparison condition.
The sample consisted of 253 youth (ages 5-16 years; M = 9.38; SD = 2.42) and their parents. To examine treatment outcome and specificity, the data were analyzed using analysis of variance within a structural equation …