Gutenberg Open Science: Inhibitory learning versus habituation in an experimental exposure intervention for people with heightened health anxiety : increase of distress tolerance as a joint mechanism of change?

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dc.contributor.author	Sauer, Karoline S.	-
dc.contributor.author	Witthöft, Michael	-
dc.date.accessioned	2022-12-09T08:41:18Z	-
dc.date.available	2022-12-09T08:41:18Z	-
dc.date.issued	2022	-
dc.identifier.uri	https://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/8498	-
dc.description.abstract	The Inhibitory Learning Theory (ILT; Craske et al., 2008) changed the focus of exposure-based treatment from erasing excitatory associations and fear reduction (habituation (HA)) to reinforcing inhibitory associations and fear toleration (inhibitory learning (IL)). Studies which directly compare both approaches, IL versus HA, are scarce. The present study aimed at implementing and comparing an IL-based (n = 26; Age: M = 23.59, SD = 4.38) with a HA-based (n = 28; Age: M = 25.46, SD = 6.22) experimental exposure approach (including in vivo, interoceptive, and in sensu exposure) in a sample of people with heightened health anxiety. A significant pre- to post-intervention reduction of state health anxiety (p < .001), which was especially associated with an increase of distress tolerance (DT) pre- to post-exposure (F (1, 50) = 12.2, p < .001, ηp2 = .20), was observed. A superiority of the IL-based over the HA-based exposure intervention was not detected in relation to major outcomes (e.g., state health anxiety), as well as in relation to a change of DT. The present study underlines the importance of strengthening DT (for heightened health anxiety) during an exposure-based intervention.	en_GB
dc.description.sponsorship	Gefördert durch die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Projektnummer 491381577	de
dc.language.iso	eng	de
dc.rights	CC BY-NC	*
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/	*
dc.subject.ddc	150 Psychologie	de_DE
dc.subject.ddc	150 Psychology	en_GB
dc.title	Inhibitory learning versus habituation in an experimental exposure intervention for people with heightened health anxiety : increase of distress tolerance as a joint mechanism of change?	en_GB
dc.type	Zeitschriftenaufsatz	de
dc.identifier.doi	http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-8482	-
jgu.type.contenttype	Scientific article	de
jgu.type.dinitype	article	en_GB
jgu.type.version	Published version	de
jgu.type.resource	Text	de
jgu.organisation.department	FB 02 Sozialwiss., Medien u. Sport	de
jgu.organisation.number	7910	-
jgu.organisation.name	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz	-
jgu.rights.accessrights	openAccess	-
jgu.journal.title	Journal of experimental psychopathology	de
jgu.journal.volume	13	de
jgu.journal.issue	4	de
jgu.pages.alternative	20438087221138716	de
jgu.publisher.year	2022	-
jgu.publisher.name	Sage Publishing	de
jgu.publisher.place	London	de
jgu.publisher.issn	2043-8087	de
jgu.organisation.place	Mainz	-
jgu.subject.ddccode	150	de
jgu.publisher.doi	10.1177/20438087221138716	de
jgu.organisation.ror	https://ror.org/023b0x485	-
jgu.subject.dfg	Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften	de
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