A reattributional training program as a therapeutic strategy for fear of flying

In this study the results for the validation of a reattributional training program applied to the fear of flying are presented. The program is made up of 13 ( +/- 1) sessions and consists of three phases: Information; reattri butional training; and the elaboration and application of the treatment des igned by the patient with the help of the therapist. The program was applie d to 24 patients while 24 other patients made up the waiting control group. The therapeutic success was evaluated by means of self-report scales, and by recording psychophysiological variables in a situation in which subjects viewed a video tape of a flight. Significant differences were obtained fro m the ANOVAs between experimental and control groups in all of the self-rep orted variables (p < 0.001) and in some of the psychophysiological variable s (p < 0.05). The results support the effectiveness of the program. (C) 200 0 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.