Datafile for meta-analysis on the efficacy of assertiveness training for social anxiety

This is the datafile for a meta-analysis. The meta-analysis synthesised research assessing the efficacy of assertiveness training for reducing social anxiety. A comprehensive search led to six relevant randomised control trials (RCTs) with a total of 298 participants. Meta-analysis using a random-effects model showed that assertiveness training was significantly more effective for reducing social anxiety than a wait-list control. The weighted meta-analytic effect size, g = 1.21, indicates a large positive effect. These results support the use of assertiveness training for persistent social anxiety.

本数据集为一项元分析（meta-analysis）所用的数据文件。该元分析整合了针对自信训练缓解社交焦虑疗效的相关研究。通过全面系统的文献检索，最终纳入6项符合标准的随机对照试验（randomised control trials, RCTs），累计包含298名受试者。采用随机效应模型开展的元分析结果显示，相较于等待列表对照组，自信训练在缓解社交焦虑方面的效果更为显著。经计算的加权元分析效应量g=1.21，表明该干预手段具有大的正向效应。上述研究结果支持将自信训练应用于持续性社交焦虑的干预治疗。