Group Exposure Workshops for Socially Anxious Undergraduates
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
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.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion 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 Exclusion Criteria: * 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