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The development of a self-report scale to assess therapists' acceptance of telepsychotherapy.
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Journal of clinical psychology [J Clin Psychol] 2022 Jun; Vol. 78 (6), pp. 1240-1260. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 13. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Objective: We aimed to develop a self-report measure of therapist acceptance of telepsychotherapy based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) framework.<br />Methods: Using a cross-sectional survey design, 1265 therapists completed the UTAUT-T, as well as additional questions.<br />Results: Confirmatory analysis indicated that the original UTAUT model did not fit the therapist context well. Exploratory factor analysis specified a better-fitting five-factor model, which showed good internal validity fit (χ <superscript>2</superscript> = 17,753.36, RMSEA = 0.063, TLI = 0.886, SRMSR = 0.04). The five UTAUT-T subscales showed high internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.86) and together predicted the intention to use online therapy in the future (R <superscript>2</superscript> = 0.42, F(5, 1259) = 181.9, p < 0.001).<br />Conclusion: The 21-item UTAUT-T offers a promising self-report measure of therapist acceptance of telepsychotherapy and intention towards using it in the future. Future studies on the convergent and predictive validity of the UTAUT-T are warranted.<br /> (© 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1097-4679
- Volume :
- 78
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of clinical psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34897674
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23289