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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Ther. 2020 Jul 21;52(3):523–538. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2020.07.004

Table 3. Path A (exposure-level):a.

Relationships between therapist behaviors and subsequent habituation within exposures

Low Fearb Moderate Fearc High Feard Overall
Therapist Behaviore Estimate SE 95% CI Estimate SE 95% CI Estimate SE 95% CI Estimate SE 95% CI
Encourage Approach −0.008 0.689 −1.362, 1.347 2.998 0.431 2.152, 3.845 1.726 0.721 0.308, 3.144 2.087 0.872 0.373, 3.801
Intensify −0.400 0.209 −0.810, 0.011 1.165 0.411 0.357, 1.974 1.728 0.215 1.306–2.149 0.545 0.356 −0.154, 1.244
Accommodation −4.347 0.906 −6.127, −2.566 −1.846 0.537 −2.902, −0.791 −0.174 1.597 −3.313, 2.964 −5.380 0.631 −6.621, −4.140
Unrelated Talk −3.543 1.182 −5.866, −1.220 −3.668 0.801 −5.243, −2.094 −0.842 1.498 −3.786, 2.103 −3.993 0.910 −5.781, −2.206
Externalizing −1.309 0.760 −2.803, 0.185 −2.872 2.160 −7.116, 1.372 0.054 0.485 −0.900, 1.007 −2.131 0.730 −3.565, −0.696
Change Thoughts −4.341 0.829 −5.970, −2.712 0.122 0.577 −1.011, 1.255 3.203 1.382 0.487, 5.920 −0.459 0.491 −1.424, 0.506
Exposure Teaching −0.435 1.706 −3.788, 2.917 −1.156 0.330 −1.805, −0.507 0.138 1.287 −2.392, 2.667 −1.277 1.357 −3.943, 1.390
Durationf −0.016 0.005 −0.026, −0.005 0.012 0.003 0.007, 0.018 0.004 0.006 −0.008, 0.015 −0.005 0.004 −0.012, 0.002
a

N = 459 exposures;

b

Fear 0–1 out of 5;

c

Fear 2–3 out of 5;

d

Fear 4–5 out of 5;

e

Proportion of time the behavior was observed during each fear category--low, moderate, high, or overall (of total time at the relevant fear category);

f

duration of exposure excluding any time that occurred after an instance of habituation

p < .05; higher proportion of behavior or duration associated with less habituation

p < .05; higher proportion of behavior or duration associated with more habituation