Fear of public speaking; ACT plus in vivo vs virtual reality exposure or waitlist; N=37. Montesinos, F., Calderón-Pozo, C., Flujas-Contreras, J. M., Diéguez, S., & Lobato, D. (2025). Effectiveness of virtual reality and in vivo exposure combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for public spea
Overview
This randomized clinical trial compares the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy combined with either in vivo or virtual reality exposure against a waitlist control for individuals with public speaking anxiety. The study includes 37 participants and was published in Current Psychology by Montesinos et al. (2025). It focuses on evaluating treatment outcomes across these specific intervention modalities.
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- Francisco Montesinos (Universidad Europea de Madrid), Christian Calderón (Universidad Europea de Madrid), Juan M. Flujas-Contreras (Universidad de Sevilla), Sonia Diéguez, David Lobato (Universidad Europea de Madrid)
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- 2025-10-04
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- closed
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- 10.1007/s12144-025-08341-6
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@article{allodium:68eb397244f44b7c,
title = {Fear of public speaking; ACT plus in vivo vs virtual reality exposure or waitlist; N=37. Montesinos, F., Calderón-Pozo, C., Flujas-Contreras, J. M., Diéguez, S., \& Lobato, D. (2025). Effectiveness of virtual reality and in vivo exposure combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for public spea},
author = {Francisco Montesinos and Christian Calderón and Juan M. Flujas-Contreras and Sonia Diéguez and David Lobato},
year = {2025},
journal = {ACBS},
doi = {10.1007/s12144-025-08341-6},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-08341-6}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Fear of public speaking; ACT plus in vivo vs virtual reality exposure or waitlist; N=37. Montesinos, F., Calderón-Pozo, C., Flujas-Contreras, J. M., Diéguez, S., & Lobato, D. (2025). Effectiveness of virtual reality and in vivo exposure combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for public spea AU - Montesinos, Francisco AU - Calderón, Christian AU - Flujas-Contreras, Juan M. AU - Diéguez, Sonia AU - Lobato, David PY - 2025 PB - ACBS DO - 10.1007/s12144-025-08341-6 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-08341-6 ER -
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Montesinos, F., Calderón, C., Flujas-Contreras, J. M., Diéguez, S., & Lobato, D. (2025). Fear of public speaking; ACT plus in vivo vs virtual reality exposure or waitlist; N=37. Montesinos, F., Calderón-Pozo, C., Flujas-Contreras, J. M., Diéguez, S., & Lobato, D. (2025). Effectiveness of virtual reality and in vivo exposure combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for public spea. ACBS. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-025-08341-6
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