2024
Measurement invariance of the Perceived Stress Scale across race, sex, and time, and differential impacts on cocaine use treatment outcomes
Schick M, Kiluk B, Nich C, LaPaglia D, Haeny A. Measurement invariance of the Perceived Stress Scale across race, sex, and time, and differential impacts on cocaine use treatment outcomes. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2024, 166: 209493. PMID: 39151798, PMCID: PMC11392621, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2024.209493.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCocaine use disorderPerceived Stress ScaleTreatment retentionMeasurement invarianceTreatment outcomesSubstance use treatment outcomesStress ScalePredicting treatment retentionSelf-efficacyCoping self-efficacyTwo-factor modelInfluence treatment outcomeCocaine abuse/dependenceDSM-IVUse disorderCocaine useBetween-group differencesMetric invarianceScalar invarianceTwo-factorCocainePharmacological treatmentFactor analysisDifferential impactAbuse/dependence
2020
Measurement invariance of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale across black and white adults with cocaine use disorder
Haeny AM, Kiluk BD, Nich C, LaPaglia DM, Carroll KM. Measurement invariance of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale across black and white adults with cocaine use disorder. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 114: 106721. PMID: 33162231, PMCID: PMC7802511, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106721.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBarratt Impulsiveness ScaleHigher motor impulsivenessCocaine use disorderMeasurement invarianceMotor impulsivenessImpulsiveness ScaleBlack subsampleUse disordersDays abstinentMulti-group confirmatory factor analysisTreatment retentionCocaine abuse/dependenceCocaine treatment outcomesFactor analysisConfirmatory factor analysisAbuse/dependenceImpulsivityCocaine-negative urinesImpulsivenessBivariate correlationsWhite subsampleAbstinentOverall sampleTotal sampleAdults
2013
Development of the Therapist Empathy Scale
Decker SE, Nich C, Carroll KM, Martino S. Development of the Therapist Empathy Scale. Behavioural And Cognitive Psychotherapy 2013, 42: 339-354. PMID: 23481373, PMCID: PMC3748263, DOI: 10.1017/s1352465813000039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTherapist empathyEmpathy ScaleMotivational interviewingInternal consistencyDiscriminant validityMI-inconsistent behaviorsConfirmatory factor analysisSingle-factor solutionDifferent psychotherapy approachesInter-rater reliabilityTraining trialsPsychotherapy approachesWatson's workConvergent validityEmpathyExcellent inter-rater reliabilityObserver rating scaleCompetence scoresCriterion validityTES scoresClient outcomesClient sessionsFactor analysisNonsignificant correlationRating Scale