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Adults with a history of early-life adversity and ongoing social difficulties completed eight weekly one-hour intervention sessions combining psychoeducation, cognitive-behavioral strategies, and immersive VR role-play, targeting social cognition. Outcome assessments were conducted at baseline, 6, 12 (end of treatment), and 18\u00a0weeks. Acceptability was assessed based on post-intervention qualitative interviews.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291726105364_sec3\" sec-type=\"results\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of 32 participants who completed baseline,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a025 completed the full 8-week intervention;\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a023 completed the 12-week intervention, and\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a024 completed the 18-week follow-up assessments. Improvements relative to baseline were observed at 12\u00a0weeks on both our primary (BLERT emotional recognition:\n                      <jats:italic>g<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a01.04) and secondary outcome measures, which persisted at 18\u00a0weeks. Data from qualitative interviews (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a024) indicated a high level of intervention acceptability to participants, highlighting perceived gains in confidence, self-awareness, and real-world social functioning.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0033291726105364_sec4\" sec-type=\"conclusions\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this pilot study, SOCIAbLE was observed to be feasible and acceptable and showed preliminary evidence of benefits to social cognition, clinical symptoms, and social functioning. 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