Effects of change in dysfunctional beliefs and self-esteem in avatar-based cognitive therapy for symptoms of social anxiety disorder: a randomized parallel trial

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This randomized controlled trial investigates the impact of a remote avatar-based cognitive restructuring intervention on social anxiety symptoms in individuals with subclinical social anxiety disorder. The study compares participants who contradict dysfunctional beliefs voiced by an avatar against a control group that contradicts nonsense statements, assessing outcomes at post-intervention and 14-day follow-up. Results indicate that the intervention group experienced greater symptom reduction than the control group, with changes in self-esteem and social phobia cognitions correlating with symptom severity.

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a582a0c544114150
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PubMed Central
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Nicolina Peperkorn (PFH Private University of Applied Sciences), Julia Ohse (PFH Private University of Applied Sciences), Janosch Fox (PFH Private University of Applied Sciences), Sarah Limberg (PFH Private University of Applied Sciences), Bakir Hadžić (Reutlingen University), Matthias Rätsch (Reutlingen University), Jan-Niklas Voigt-Antons (Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences), Michael Witthöft (University Hospitals of the Ruhr-University of Bochum), Youssef Shiban (PFH Private University of Applied Sciences)
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2026-02-12
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gold
DOI
10.1038/s41598-026-39641-x
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@article{allodium:a582a0c544114150,
  title = {Effects of change in dysfunctional beliefs and self-esteem in avatar-based cognitive therapy for symptoms of social anxiety disorder: a randomized parallel trial},
  author = {Nicolina Peperkorn and Julia Ohse and Janosch Fox and Sarah Limberg and Bakir Hadžić and Matthias Rätsch and Jan-Niklas Voigt-Antons and Michael Witthöft and Youssef Shiban},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PubMed Central},
  doi = {10.1038/s41598-026-39641-x},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-39641-x}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Effects of change in dysfunctional beliefs and self-esteem in avatar-based cognitive therapy for symptoms of social anxiety disorder: a randomized parallel trial
AU  - Peperkorn, Nicolina
AU  - Ohse, Julia
AU  - Fox, Janosch
AU  - Limberg, Sarah
AU  - Hadžić, Bakir
AU  - Rätsch, Matthias
AU  - Voigt-Antons, Jan-Niklas
AU  - Witthöft, Michael
AU  - Shiban, Youssef
PY  - 2026
PB  - PubMed Central
DO  - 10.1038/s41598-026-39641-x
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Peperkorn, N., Ohse, J., Fox, J., Limberg, S., Hadžić, B., Rätsch, M., Voigt-Antons, J., Witthöft, M., & Shiban, Y. (2026). Effects of change in dysfunctional beliefs and self-esteem in avatar-based cognitive therapy for symptoms of social anxiety disorder: a randomized parallel trial. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-39641-x

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