Abstract
Outcome predictors in the treatment of fear of flying. In this study treatment outcome predictors were analyzed in a sample of 31 subjects with fear of flying who were treated with a computer-assisted exposure treatment. Predictors including demographic variables, clinical characteristics of fear of flying, other psychopathological variables, and treatment variables were assessed. Fear of unstability and fear of heights were associated with a worse treatment result. Severity of the fear of unstability was the best outcome predictor at post-treatment. At one year follow-up, post-treatment fear of flying severity was the best predictor of subsequent self-reported fear of flying. No predictors were found for flying/not flying during the follow-up.
