1. Rating Group Therapist Interventions: The Validation of the Group Psychotherapy Intervention Rating Scale.
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Chapman, Christopher L., Baker, Elizabeth L., Porter, Greg, Thayer, Stephen D., and Burlingame, Gary M.
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GROUP psychotherapy , *GROUP counseling , *GROUP psychoanalysis , *LEADERSHIP , *LEADERS , *GROUP facilitation (Psychology) , *GROUP decision making , *INTERPERSONAL relations & psychology , *INTERPERSONAL attraction - Abstract
The present study seeks to establish the validity of the Group Psychotherapy Intervention Rating Scale (GPIRS), an observer-rated measure of the quality of group leader interventions. Concurrent validity was tested by comparing GPIRS results to 2 group gold standard process measures, the Hill Interaction Matrix and the Group Climate Questionnaire. Significant correlations between leader intervention scores and group member perceptions of group climate, as well as verbal interaction scores, were found. In addition, results indicated correlations between interventions aimed to gain balance between confrontation and warmth and member-rated levels of cohesion. Results lend support for the concurrent validity of the GPIRS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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