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Capafóns et al. (1998)
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Sample
There was a total of 41 participants who were split into 2 groups - 20 of these were out in a treatment group and the others in a waiting group. They were recruited by a volunteer sample from a media campaign.
Procedure
Participants were interviewed individually and completed the IDG-FV. Came back to watch a video of a plane trip. Just before watching the video, there was a habituation session, it was here that the participants' heart rate, temperature and muscle tension were measured for three minutes prior to the showing of the video.
An interview appointment was made either for presenting the treatment to be followed (treatment group) or for the next assessment session (control group). The interval between pre and post- test sessions was about eight weeks.
For the treatment group this involved two one-hour sessions a week and 12 to 15 sessions in total. The session used traditional training techniques of breathing, progressive muscle relaxation and imagination. After eight weeks, the treatment and control group were invited back to retake the questionnaire and simulated video test.
Results
For the control group, the 'mere passing of time' without any form of treatment did not lead to any reduction in the participants' assessment of their own fear of flying or objective measures of arousal.
Yet, for the treatment group ( with the exception of 2 participants), there was a significant reduction in the participants' self-reported levels of fear as well as in objective physiological measures.
Conclusion
Concluded that systematic desensitisation is an effective treatment for decreasing or eradicating fear of flying. He noted however that systematic desensitisation is not infallible given that 10 percent of participants were wrongly classified.
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