Factor Structure and Validity of the Therapy Process Observational Coding System for Child Psychotherapy--Alliance Scale

Autor/inn/en	Fjermestad, Krister W.; McLeod, Bryce D.; Heiervang, Einar R.; Havik, Odd E.; Ost, Lars-Goran; Haugland, Bente S. M.
Titel	Factor Structure and Validity of the Therapy Process Observational Coding System for Child Psychotherapy--Alliance Scale
Quelle	In: Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 41 (2012) 2, S.246-254 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-4416
DOI	10.1080/15374416.2012.651999
Schlagwörter	Factor Analysis; Measures (Individuals); Anxiety Disorders; Foreign Countries; Psychotherapy; Psychometrics; Clinics; Counseling Techniques; Children; Child Health; Factor Structure; Observation; Youth; Cognitive Restructuring; Behavior Modification; Outcomes of Treatment; Interrater Reliability; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Measurement Techniques; Adolescents; Parents; Educational Attainment; Clinical Diagnosis; Coding; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Faktorenanalyse; Messdaten; Ausland; Psychotherapie; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode; Child; Kind; Kinder; Faktorenstruktur; Beobachtung; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Interrater-Reliabilität; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; Messtechnik; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Eltern; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Codierung; Programmierung; Norwegen
Abstract	The aim of this study was to examine the factor structure and psychometric properties of an observer-rated youth alliance measure, the Therapy Process Observational Coding System for Child Psychotherapy-Alliance scale (TPOCS-A). The sample was 52 youth diagnosed with anxiety disorders ("M" age = 12.43, "SD" = 2.23, range = 15; 56% boys; 98% Caucasian) drawn from a randomized controlled trial. Participants received a manualized individual cognitive behavioral treatment, the FRIENDS for life program, in public community clinics in Norway. Diagnostic status, treatment motivation, and perceived treatment credibility were assessed at pretreatment. Using the TPOCS-A, independent observers rated child-therapist alliance from the third therapy session. Child- and therapist-reported alliance measures were collected from the same session. An exploratory factor analysis supported a one-factor solution, which is consistent with previous studies of self- and observer-rated youth alliance scales. Psychometric analyses supported the interrater reliability, internal consistency, and convergent/divergent validity of the TPOCS-A. Accumulating psychometric evidence indicate that the TPOCS-A has the potential to fill a measurement gap in the youth psychotherapy field. In youth psychotherapy, alliance may be unidimensional, so establishing a strong bond and engaging the child in therapeutic activities may both be instrumental to establishing good alliance early in treatment. However, it is important to be cautious when interpreting the factor analytic findings, because the sample size may have been too small to identify additional factors. Future research can build upon these findings by examining the factor structure of youth alliance measures with larger, more diverse samples. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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