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Crits-Christoph, Paul; Johnson, Jennifer E.; Connolly Gibbons, Mary Beth; Gallop, Robert – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2013
Objective: This study examined the relation of process variables to the outcome of group drug counseling, a commonly used community treatment, for cocaine dependence. Method: Videotaped group drug counseling sessions from 440 adult patients (23% female, 41% minority) were rated for member alliance, group cohesion, participation, self-disclosure,…
Descriptors: Drug Addiction, Feedback (Response), Counseling Objectives, Patients
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Turchik, Jessica A.; Probst, Danielle R.; Irvin, Clinton R.; Chau, Minna; Gidycz, Christine A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
Although script theory has been applied to sexual assault (e.g., H. Frith & C. Kitzinger, 2001; A. S. Kahn, V. A. Andreoli Mathie, & C. Torgler, 1994), women's scripts of rape have not been examined in relation to predicting sexual victimization experiences. The purpose of the current study was to examine how elements of women's sexual assault…
Descriptors: Scripts, Rape, Females, Victims of Crime
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Teachman, Bethany A.; Marker, Craig D.; Clerkin, Elise M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2010
Objective: Cognitive models of panic disorder suggest that change in catastrophic misinterpretations of bodily sensations will predict symptom reduction. To examine change processes, we used a repeated measures design to evaluate whether the trajectory of change in misinterpretations over the course of 12-week cognitive behavior therapy is related…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Counseling Techniques, Professional Development Schools, Behavior Modification
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Snyder, Douglas K.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1993
Examined couples' response to marital therapy at termination and 4 years posttreatment for 55 couples receiving either behavioral or insight-oriented marital therapy. Couples were more likely to be divorced or maritally distressed four years posttreatment if intake measures reflected high levels of negative marital affect, poor problem-solving…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Counseling Techniques, Marriage Counseling, Outcomes of Treatment
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Walsh, Zach; Swogger, Marc T.; Kosson, David S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
The accuracy of the prediction of criminal violence may be improved by combining psychopathy with other variables that have been found to predict violence. Research has suggested that assessing intelligence (i.e., IQ) as well as psychopathy improves the accuracy of violence prediction. In the present study, the authors tested this hypothesis by…
Descriptors: Intelligence Quotient, Crime, Violence, Predictor Variables
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Hoberman, Harry M.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1988
Identified patient characteristics predictive of individual outcome in psychoeducational group treatment for unipolar depression, a coping with depression course. After treatment, 85 percent of the subjects no longer met diagnostic criteria for depressive disorders. Found the most robust predictors of outcome to be pretreatment depression level,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Coping, Depression (Psychology), Group Instruction
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Jessor, Richard – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
A social psychology of problem behavior was employed in a longitudinal study of high school youth to predict time of onset of marijuana use. Nineteen personality, perceived environment, and behavioral variables among nonusers of marijuana were shown to account for a significant amount of the variance in time of onset of use. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Developmental Psychology, High School Students, Individual Characteristics
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Nides, Mitchell; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1995
Analyzed predictors of end-of-treatment (4 months) smoking cessation and subsequent relapse at 12 and 24 months among 3,923 participants enrolled in a 12-week cognitive-behavioral group smoking-cessation program. Men were more likely than women to quit smoking initially, but relapse rates were similar for both genders. Clinical implications are…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Group Guidance, Group Therapy
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Morrow, Kelly A.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1995
Investigated predictors of psychological distress among infertility clinic patients. Analyses indicated that infertile men and women reported greater psychological distress than the general population. Self-blame and avoidance coping significantly predicted psychological distress among men and women. Increased age and childlessness added to…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Childlessness, Clinical Psychology, Emotional Response
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Loeber, Rolf; Pardini, Dustin; Homish, D. Lynn; Wei, Evelyn H.; Crawford, Anne M.; Farrington, David P.; Stouthamer-Loeber, Magda; Creemers, Judith; Koehler, Steven A.; Rosenfeld, Richard – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
In this prospective study, the authors predicted violence and homicide in 3 representative school samples (N = 1,517). Participants were part of a longitudinal, multiple cohort study on the development of delinquency in boys from late childhood to early adulthood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Thirty-three participants were convicted of homicide,…
Descriptors: Risk, Males, Homicide, Violence
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Kelly, Jeffrey A.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1995
Surveyed 5,939 men entering gay bars in 16 American cities to determine predictors of risky sexual practices. Excluding individuals in long-term exclusive relationships, 27 percent of respondents reported engaging in high-risk sex in the past 2 months. Findings indicate an urgent need for HIV prevention efforts for gay men in smaller cities. (RJM)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, At Risk Persons, Behavior, Homosexuality
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Digiusto, Erol; Bird, Kevin D. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1995
Studied 137 smokers who were assessed on 12 predictor variables and then randomly assigned to social support or self-control treatment. Social support treatment was more effective than self-control treatment for participants with high baseline self-control orientation scores and participants with high self-efficacy scores. Implications are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Outcomes of Treatment, Participant Characteristics
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Ball, Samuel A.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1995
Systematically assessed replicability and generalizability of a multidimensional alcoholism typological system in 399 inpatient, outpatient, and non-treatment-seeking cocaine abusers. Two different procedures supported the construct, concurrent, and predictive validity of the Type A-Type B distinction in cocaine abusers. Multidimensional…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Cocaine
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Bowen, Anne M.; Trotter, Robert, II – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1995
Expanded the applicability of stage models to the reduction of HIV-risk behaviors. Distributed not-in-treatment crack cocaine smokers and intravenous drug users across three levels of intention to change, which revealed that benefits of change and condom assertiveness varied across the stages of change. Discusses other findings. (RJM)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, At Risk Persons, Behavior, Change