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