Allgemeine Wirkfaktoren der Psychotherapie empirisch konzeptualisieren: Die Faktorenstruktur des Wochenerfahrungsbogens (WEB)
Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Our goal was to explore the association pattern of 26 common factors and thereby contribute conceptually to the debate on change mechanisms in psychotherapy with an empirically derived conception of superordinate common factors (global common factors). In addition, we tested reliability and validity aspects of a new instrument to assess common factors. METHOD: The activation of common factors during in- and outpatient psychotherapy was assessed in 502 patients using a weekly process measure ('Wochenerfahrungsbogen', WEB). The factor structure of the WEB was determined by exploratory factor analysis and verified by confirmatory factor analyses. RESULTS: The four factors Coping, Therapeutic Alliance, Cognitive Integration, and Affective Processing accounted for 59.8 % of the total variance. Subsequent confirmatory factor analyses, using in- and outpatient samples, confirmed this structure. CONCLUSIONS: The study provided an empirically based integrative categorisation of common factors. Results on reliability (internal consistency) and construct validity indicate that the WEB is an appropriate measurement instrument to investigate global common factors.
Source: Psychiatrische Praxis
DOI: 10.1055/a-1673-3867
Authors: Deborah Meier, Wolfgang Tschacher, Franz Moggi, Angela Frommer, Lili Küttel, Mario Pfammatter
Institution: University of Bern
Language: German
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4200575992