A brief, multidimensional measure of clients’ therapy preferences: The Cooper-Norcross Inventory of Preferences (C-NIP)

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• 作者：Mick Cooper^a ; ^{mick.cooper@roehampton.ac.uk" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; John C. Norcross^b
• 关键词：Client preferences ; Therapy preferences ; Therapeutic processes ; Therapeutic alliance ; Instrumental study
• 刊名：International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：January-April 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：16
• 期：1
• 页码：87-98
• 全文大小：2006 K

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Addressing and accommodating client preferences in psychotherapy have been consistently associated with improved treatment outcomes; however, few clinically useful and psychometrically acceptable measures are available for this purpose. The aim of this study was to develop a brief, multidimensional clinical tool to help clients articulate the therapist style they desire in psychotherapy or counseling. An online survey composed of 40 therapy preference items was completed by 860 respondents, primarily female (n = 699), British (n = 650), White (n = 761), and mental health professionals themselves (n = 615). Principal components analysis resulted in four scales that accounted for 39% of the total variance: Therapist Directiveness vs. Client Directiveness, Emotional Intensity vs. Emotional Reserve, Past Orientation vs. Present Orientation, and Warm Support vs. Focused Challenge. These scales map well onto dimensions of therapist activity and cover most of the major preference dimensions identified in the research literature. Internal consistency coefficients ranged between .60 and .85 (M = .71). Tentative cutoff points for strong preferences on each dimension were established. The 18-item Cooper-Norcross Inventory of Preferences (C-NIP) is a multidimensional measure with clinical utility, but additional validity data are needed.