The Self-focused Practice Questionnaire (SfPQ): Preliminary Psychometric Properties of a Measure of Therapist Self-focused Practice.
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Authors
Chigwedere, Craig
Fitzmaurice, Brian
Donohoe, Gary
Issue Date
2017-03-02
Type
Journal Article
Validation Study
Validation Study
Language
en
Keywords
Self-practice/self-reflection , exploratory factor analysis , personal training-therapy , questionnaire development , reliability , validity
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Abstract
Therapist self-practice, in its various forms, is common across therapeutic modalities, but a measure of its impact on participants does not yet exist.
This paper describes the development and reliability testing of the 'Self-focused Practice Questionnaire' (SfPQ), a measure of self-perceived impact of one's self-focused practice.
Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), internal consistency and reliability were assessed in a convenience sample of 112 trainee therapists.
Five factors, rating impacts on therapist Personal-self (Awareness of Developmental experiences, Experience of Personal Change and Felt-sense/Self-awareness), and Therapist-self (Internalization of the Model, and Development of Empathy) were identified, with good internal consistency and acceptable to good test-retest reliability.
Though more work is needed, these preliminary results support the SfPQ's reliability and validity. The SfPQ is an important measure, which may enhance routine rating of self-focused practice in training institutions.
This paper describes the development and reliability testing of the 'Self-focused Practice Questionnaire' (SfPQ), a measure of self-perceived impact of one's self-focused practice.
Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), internal consistency and reliability were assessed in a convenience sample of 112 trainee therapists.
Five factors, rating impacts on therapist Personal-self (Awareness of Developmental experiences, Experience of Personal Change and Felt-sense/Self-awareness), and Therapist-self (Internalization of the Model, and Development of Empathy) were identified, with good internal consistency and acceptable to good test-retest reliability.
Though more work is needed, these preliminary results support the SfPQ's reliability and validity. The SfPQ is an important measure, which may enhance routine rating of self-focused practice in training institutions.
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Citation
Chigwedere, C., Fitzmaurice, B., & Donohoe, G. (2017). The Self-focused Practice Questionnaire (SfPQ): Preliminary Psychometric Properties of a Measure of Therapist Self-focused Practice. Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy, 45(5), 497–509. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465817000042
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Journal
Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy
Volume
45
Issue
5
PubMed ID
ISSN
1469-1833