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Principal components analysis of therapeutic orientations of doctoral programs in clinical psychology
Author(s) -
Nevid Jeffrey S.,
Lavi Brenda,
Primavera Louis H.
Publication year - 1987
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(198711)43:6<723::aid-jclp2270430614>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - psychology , principal (computer security) , psychoanalytic theory , humanism , humanistic psychology , set (abstract data type) , principal component analysis , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , applied psychology , cognitive psychology , artificial intelligence , computer science , political science , law , programming language , operating system
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.