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
2001
FOCUS ON THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE: THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF SIX MEASURES ACROSS THREE TREATMENTS
Cecero J, Fenton L, Nich C, Frankforter T, Carroll K. FOCUS ON THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE: THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF SIX MEASURES ACROSS THREE TREATMENTS. Psychotherapy 2001, 38: 1-11. DOI: 10.1037/0033-3204.38.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Do Patients Change in the Ways We Intend? Assessing Acquisition of Coping Skills Among Cocaine-Dependent Patients
Carroll K, Nich C, Frankforter T, Bisighini R. Do Patients Change in the Ways We Intend? Assessing Acquisition of Coping Skills Among Cocaine-Dependent Patients. Psychological Assessment 1999, 11: 77-85. DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.11.1.77.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCocaine-dependent patientsGood interrater reliabilityHigh-risk situationsTreatment changesInitial psychometric analysisSubstance useHypothesized mechanismsSubstance usersInterrater reliabilityPatientsSignificant increaseCoping skillsRole-play assessmentTreatmentInternal consistencyPsychometric analysisTrials