Descriptive Analysis of the Verbal Behavior of a Therapist: A Known-Group Validity Analysis of the Putative Behavioral Functions Involved in Clinical Interaction
Descriptive Analysis of the Verbal Behavior of a Therapist: A Known-Group Validity Analysis of the Putative Behavioral Functions Involved in Clinical Interaction
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DOI：
10.1016/j.beth.2010.12.004
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发表时间：
2011-12-01
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影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Calero-Elvira, Ana
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作者：
Virues-Ortega, Javier;Montano-Fidalgo, Montserrat;Calero-Elvira, Ana
本研究分析了治疗师言语行为分类系统（SISC-INTER）的观察者间一致性和基于假设的已知组效度。SISC-INTER是一种行为观察协议，包括一组表示治疗师的会话中言语行为的推定行为功能的言语类别（例如，歧视、强化、惩罚和激励操作）。记录了一个婚姻问题个体的临床病例的完整治疗过程（10次会议，8小时），并将数据按时间顺序排列，时间为10分钟。基于SISC-INTER代码描述的假定行为功能的预期性能的假设（即，评估，解释，苏格拉底法，提供临床指导）进行了测试，使用自回归积分移动平均（ARIMA）模型。已知组效度分析提供了支持所有的假设。SISC-INTER可能是一个有用的工具来描述治疗师的客户互动的操作性条款。可靠和有效的协议的描述性分析的临床实践中的口头行为的效用进行了讨论。
This study analyzes the interobserver agreement and hypothesis-based known-group validity of the Therapist's Verbal Behavior Category System (SISC-INTER). The SISC-INTER is a behavioral observation protocol comprised of a set of verbal categories representing putative behavioral functions of the in-session verbal behavior of a therapist (e.g., discriminative, reinforcing, punishing, and motivational operations). The complete therapeutic process of a clinical case of an individual with marital problems was recorded (10 sessions, 8 hours), and data were arranged in a temporal sequence using 10-min periods. Hypotheses based on the expected performance of the putative behavioral functions portrayed by the SISC-INTER codes across prevalent clinical activities (i.e., assessing, explaining, Socratic method, providing clinical guidance) were tested using autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models. Known-group validity analyses provided support to all hypotheses. The SISC-INTER may be a useful tool to describe therapist client interaction in operant terms. The utility of reliable and valid protocols for the descriptive analysis of clinical practice in terms of verbal behavior is discussed.