We investigated associations between pre-treatment social support,…

Question Answered step-by-step We investigated associations between pre-treatment social support,… We investigated associations between pre-treatment social support, negative social exchange, and slope of weekly symptom change for depression, anxiety, and stress over the course of ideographic, case formulation based, cognitive behavior therapy. Participants were 74 adults treated in a private practice setting. We used self-report measures to assess social support and negative social exchange at intake, and to assess symptoms on a weekly basis. At pre-treatment, a higher level of social support was associated with lower levels of depression, and a higher level of negative social exchanges was associated with higher levels of depression and stress. Pre-treatment social support was not significantly associated with slope of symptom change. However, a higher level of pre-treatment negative social exchanges was associated with steeper slope of change in symptoms of depression and stress during treatment. These findings suggest that the association between pre-treatment negative social exchanges and subsequent symptoms may be stronger than that of social support and subsequent symptoms. Additionally, we discuss the possibility that having data on negative social exchanges at the start of treatment may benefit the outcome of ideographic, case formulation based, cognitive behavior therapy. summarize the abstract in 3-5 clear sentences with appropriate scientific vocabulary.  Science Biology BIOL 1224 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)