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Factors that contribute to posttherapy persistence of therapeutic change
Author(s) -
Schramski Thomas G.,
Lauver Philip J.,
Beutler Larry E.,
Arizmendi Thomas A.,
Shanfield Stephen B.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198401)40:1<78::aid-jclp2270400114>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - neuroticism , socioeconomic status , extraversion and introversion , psychology , marital status , persistence (discontinuity) , clinical psychology , personality , demography , big five personality traits , social psychology , population , geotechnical engineering , sociology , engineering
Abstract Studied 30 outpatient, psychotherapy clients and assessed their relative change of status at termination and 6‐months posttreatment. The vast majority of clients indicated improvement during the treatment period. A majority maintained or continued to make gains during the posttherapy period. Socioeconomic status, age, total psychotherapy sessions, initial neuroticism, and initial extraversion were identified as predictors of positive change in status at termination and follow‐up. Socioeconomic status, negative life events, marital change, total psychotherapy sessions, initial neuroticism, and age were identified as variables that discriminated between those individuals who did and did not improve.