The Working Alliance Inventory (WAI) was completed after the 1st psychotherapy session by 84 university counseling center clients and 15 therapists rating their work with 123

It has been argued that psychotherapy is a profession without any expertise (Shanteau, 1992). We examine the validity of this claim, reviewing literature on expertise, clinical decision making, and psychotherapeutic outcome assessment, find it reasonable assessment. There no demonstration accuracy skill associated with experience as therapist. posit absence an expertise-experience relation attributable to therapists' lack access quality information regarding their interventions overreliance...

Summary and Implications Gati's (1991) conclusion that Holland's model was flawedand his own three-g'roup-partition of RIASEC typeswas superior is questionable on both empirical logicalgrounds. To the contrary, we found considerable support for thesuperiority model. The results three separateanalyses, each examining models fromvarying perspectives, provide evidence superiority ofHolland's (both order circumplexmodel) over three-group partition. Support superi-ority provided using methods...

The relation of the working alliance, as assessed by Working Alliance Inventory (WAI), was examined with respect to (a) a set client variables (hostility, quality past and current relationships, level adjustment, type presenting concern) (b) premature termination status

The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability, construct validity, and predictive validity Non-Cognitive Questionnaire for different racial groups. questionnaire had adequate test-retest evidence its provided. It significantly added predicting grades both White Black subsamples predicted persistence subsamples.

A structural meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the fit of J. L. Holland's (1985a) circular order model, I. Gati's (1982) three-group partition, and an alternative three-class partition on vocational interest correlation matrices drawn from cross-cultural literature. The randomization test hypothesized relations (L. Hubert & P. Arabie, 1987) used model for 20 U.S. ethnic matrices, 76 international (representing 18 countries), a benchmark sample 73 matrices. cross-culture equivalence not...

The authors conducted a structural meta-analysis to evaluate D.J. Prediger's (1982) 3-factor (1 general factor and 2 bipolar factors of data-ideas things-people) representation J. L. Holland's (1985a) RIASEC circumplex (including six personality types: realistic], investigative [I], artistic [A], social [S], enterprising [E], conventional [C]). Confirmatory analysis multidimensional scaling were applied 77 U.S. correlation matrices published between 1965 1989. model received support when...

In 1987, Hubert and Arabie proposed a randomization test of hypothesized order relations, this has been operationalized in the Microsoft FORTRAN RANDALL program. This program enables evaluation fit any pattern model to data matrix similarities or dissimilarities. The exact probability model-data exceeding chance (as defined by random relabeling rows columns matrix) is provided. especially valuable circumplex models as found color perception, vocational interests, interpersonal behavior.

The relative influence of interest and self-efficacy beliefs on each other over 1 year was examined in 2 longitudinal samples students, I elementary school students (Grade 5, N = 126) middle 7, 221). Interest competence ratings the Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional scales (J. L. Holland, 1997) were assessed using Inventory Children's Activities-Revised (T. J. G. Tracey & C. Ward, 1998). Responses structural equation modeling, results demonstrated that...

Two studies were conducted with samples of elementary school, middle and college students, who given the Inventory Children's Activities, which was designed to assess J. L. Holland's (1973, 1985a) RIASEC (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional) types on interests competence perceptions. The structure examined at scale item levels using randomization test hypothesized order relations principal-components analysis. Results indicated that (a) there few...

The validity of the Noncognitive Questionnaire (NCQ) in predicting graduation after 5 and 6 years by race was assessed. NCQ found to be predictive for both Black White students.

The relation of the general factor Inventory Interpersonal Problems (IIP, Horowitz, Rosenberg, Baer, Ureno, & Villasenor, 1988) to several response set and personality measures as well its circumplex structure was examined. correlation IIP examined on a sample 105 undergraduates. significantly related symptom severity measure negative affectivity self-deception, supporting interpretation in substantive manner. Subsequently, circular it varied across different levels 1093 college students....