A National Survey of Practicing Psychologists' Use and Attitudes toward Homework in Psychotherapy

Autor/inn/en	Kazantzis, Nikolaos; Lampropoulos, Georgios K.; Deane, Frank P.
Titel	A National Survey of Practicing Psychologists' Use and Attitudes toward Homework in Psychotherapy
Quelle	In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73 (2005) 4, S.742-748 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-006X
Schlagwörter	Psychotherapy; Psychologists; Homework; Factor Analysis; National Surveys; Sample Size; Attitudes; Counselor Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychotherapie; Psychologist; Psychologe; Psychologin; Hausaufgabe; Faktorenanalyse; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten
Abstract	Homework assignments have been studied extensively in psychotherapy research, but there is little data on the way in which homework is transferred to clinical practice. A survey was conducted of 827 practicing psychologists nationwide regarding their use and attitudes toward homework. Overall, 68% of the present sample indicated that they "often" or "almost always" used homework assignments. Factor analysis revealed that practitioners have a range of attitudes that can be classified as reflecting the notion that homework has (a) a negative impact on in-session therapeutic work and (b) a positive effect on therapy outcomes. More positive attitudes were reported among those with a cognitive-behavioral theoretical orientation. Nevertheless, the use of homework among psychodynamic/analytic practitioners reported in the present sample was unexpected and suggests that theoretical and empirical work is required to examine homework's effects in a range of psychotherapy approaches. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10