Smith Matthew J, Smith Justin D, Fleming Michael F, Jordan Neil, Brown C Hendricks, Humm Laura, Olsen Dale, Bell Morris D
Dr. Matthew J. Smith is with the School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (email:
Psychiatr Serv. 2017 Jul 1;68(7):747-750. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201600217. Epub 2017 Mar 15.
Four randomized controlled trials revealed that virtual-reality job interview training (VR-JIT) improved interviewing skills and the odds of obtaining a job offer among trainees with severe mental illness or autism spectrum disorder. This study assessed whether postintervention interviewing skills mediated the relationship between completion of virtual interviews and receiving job offers by six-month follow-up.
VR-JIT trainees (N=79) completed pre- and posttest mock interviews and a brief survey approximately six months later to assess whether they received a job offer.
As hypothesized, analyses indicated that the number of completed virtual interviews predicted greater posttest interviewing skills (β=.20, 95% posterior credible interval [PCI]=.08-.33), which in turn predicted trainees' obtaining a job offer (β=.28, 95% PCI=.01-.53).
VR-JIT may provide a mechanism of action that helps trainees with various psychiatric diagnoses obtain job offers in the community. Future research can evaluate the community-based effectiveness of this novel intervention.
四项随机对照试验表明，虚拟现实求职面试培训（VR-JIT）提高了患有严重精神疾病或自闭症谱系障碍的学员的面试技巧以及获得工作录用通知的几率。本研究评估了干预后的面试技巧是否在虚拟面试完成与六个月随访时获得工作录用通知之间的关系中起中介作用。
VR-JIT学员（N = 79）完成了测试前和测试后的模拟面试，并在大约六个月后进行了一项简短调查，以评估他们是否收到了工作录用通知。
如假设的那样，分析表明完成的虚拟面试次数预示着测试后更高的面试技巧（β = 0.20，95% 后验可信区间 [PCI] = 0.08 - 0.33），这反过来又预示着学员获得工作录用通知（β = 0.28，95% PCI = 0.01 - 0.53）。
VR-JIT可能提供了一种作用机制，帮助患有各种精神疾病诊断的学员在社区中获得工作录用通知。未来的研究可以评估这种新型干预措施在社区中的有效性。
