Development of a group intervention program for adolescents with social anxiety

本研究的目的是确定有助于减轻日本青少年社交焦虑的行为，并制定一项计划，通过增加这些行为的频率来减少社交焦虑。参与者被要求在小组对话中进行合作，同时进行亲社会行为，如眼神交流和给予支持性回应。该计划在减少社交焦虑方面是有效的，并且干预的效果在1个月的随访中保持不变。

The purpose of the present study was to identify behaviors that are helpful in attenuating social anxiety in Japanese adolescents, and to develop a program to reduce social interaction anxiety by increasing the frequency of these behaviors. Participants were asked to cooperate in a group conversation while engaging in prosocial behaviors such as making eye contact and giving supportive response. The program was effective in reducing social anxiety, and intervention gains were maintained at a 1-month follow-up.