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Matteo Bugatti; Yixiao Dong; Jesse Owen; Zachary Richardson; Wendy Rasmussen; Douglas Newton – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2024
Measurement-based care, an evidence-based practice endorsed by the American Psychological Association, is underpinned by routine assessment supporting a data-driven approach to clinical decision making. Nonetheless, there is a need for brief, nonproprietary measures assessing non-symptom-based outcomes. The present study examined the psychometric…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Psychometrics, Outcomes of Treatment, Test Validity
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Carlos A. Vidales; David L. Vogel; Ronald F. Levant – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2024
The present study examined the measurement invariance and latent mean differences of three versions of the Self-Stigma of Seeking Help scale among demographic profiles of men. Results revealed strong invariance for the three scales across all demographic groups. Differences in strict invariance and latent mean differences were identified. Public…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Males, Self Concept, Social Bias
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Blanchard, Brittany E.; Mata-Greve, Felicia; Johnson, Morgan; Fortney, John C. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2023
This study developed and psychometrically evaluated a brief measure of mental health treatment knowledge (N = 726). Scores from "Knowledge about Treatment" (KaT) demonstrated a unidimensional measure with good model fit, internal consistency reliability, convergent and predictive validity, test-retest reliability, and measurement…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Mental Health Programs, Knowledge Level
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Toland, Michael D.; Li, Caihong; Kodet, Jonathan; Reese, Robert J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2021
We assessed the psychometric properties of the visual analog scale (VAS) form of the Outcome Rating Scale (ORS) using item response theory (IRT) with a sample of 2,109 Canadian counseling clients. Findings indicate that the ORS was unidimensional and that the equal-interval assumption was not tenable for the VAS.
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Item Response Theory, Psychotherapy
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Jimenez-Arista, Laura E.; Holzapfel, Jennifer; Shanholtz, Caroline E.; Tracey, Terence J. G. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2020
We examined the validity of the Shorter Psychotherapy and Counseling Evaluation (Halstead, Leach, & Rust, 2007). Results supported incremental predictive validity (up to 12%) over the Outcome Questionnaire--10.2 (OQ-10.2), predictive validity with the Outcome Questionnaire--45 and the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems--32, and convergent…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Psychotherapy, Measures (Individuals), Predictive Validity
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Youn, Soo Jeong; Castonguay, Louis G.; McAleavey, Andrew A.; Nordberg, Samuel S.; Hayes, Jeffrey A.; Locke, Benjamin D. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2020
The current study investigated the sensitivity to change of the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms-34 (CCAPS-34), a multidimensional measure designed to assess the mental health problems common in college students across seven domains. The results suggest that the CCAPS-34 is able to capture change taking place during treatment.
Descriptors: Counseling Services, College Students, Measures (Individuals), Symptoms (Individual Disorders)