Principal components analysis of therapeutic orientations of doctoral programs in clinical psychology

A principal components analysis was conducted on a data set that consisted of ratings of therapeutic orientations reported by directors of clinical psychology training programs in 96 clinical psychology programs in the U.S. Two principal components emerged, which contrasted (1) behavioral vs. psycho...

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Published inJournal of clinical psychology Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 723 - 729
Main Authors Nevid, Jeffrey S., Lavi, Brenda, Primavera, Louis H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brandon Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.11.1987
Subjects
Curriculum
Education, Graduate
Humans
Psychology, Clinical - education
Psychotherapy - education
United States
United States
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Summary:A principal components analysis was conducted on a data set that consisted of ratings of therapeutic orientations reported by directors of clinical psychology training programs in 96 clinical psychology programs in the U.S. Two principal components emerged, which contrasted (1) behavioral vs. psychoanalytic approaches and (2) humanistic vs. conditioning approaches. A plotting of factor scores revealed relatively clear separation among programs primarily identified with either behavioral or psychoanalytic/humanistic approaches. The majority of training programs, however, clustered around the midpoint on both underlying factor dimensions, an indication of the adoption of multiple approaches in training.
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ISSN:0021-9762
1097-4679
DOI:10.1002/1097-4679(198711)43:6<723::AID-JCLP2270430614>3.0.CO;2-J