GUO Zeng. Efficacy of perceived social support on therapentic outcomes of online Yalom interpersonal process grouppsychotherapy for social anxiety[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2024, 54(3): 217-221.
Abstract：Objective: To explore the relationship between perceived social support and social anxiety in the process of online Yalom interpersonal process group therapy and discuss the efficacy of perceived social support on the therapeutic outcomes for social anxiety. Methods: A total of 172 participants from 29 online Yalom interpersonal process groups were selected for 10 sessions of therapy. Pre- and post-treatment assessments were conducted using the interaction anxiousness scale (IAS) and the perceived social support scale (PSSS). Correlation analysis and ridge regression analysis were used to examine the relationship between these variables. Results: The change in therapeutic efficacy (efficacy difference) was significantly positively correlated with changes in PSSS scores and changes in non-family social support scores (P<0.05). Pre-treatment family support (P<0.05), pre-treatment non-family support (P<0.05), and changes in PSSS scores (P<0.01) positively predicted changes in therapeutic efficacy. Changes in family support negatively predicted changes in therapeutic efficacy (P<0.05). Conclusion: The positive correlation between perceived social support and social anxiety remains stable in the process of online Yalom interpersonal process group therapy. Group members with higher pre-treatment family support, higher pre-treatment non-family support, greater improvement in perceived social support, and bigger decrease in family support achieve greater therapeutic benefits on social anxiety.
