Investigando el estilo personal del terapeuta: Correspondencia entre las autodescripciones y la observación de jueces externos

Abstract

The personal style of the therapist (PST) is defi ned as the set of characteristics that lead the therapist to behave in a particular professional way. This empirical study aims to provide evidence of the concurrent validity of the EPT-C, an instrument to assess PST. Cluster analysis was performed with data from 79 audio-taped recorded sessions of 20 psychotherapists. The contrasting groups' method was applied to compare EPT-C scores with the scores of the Guide for the Observation of the Therapist Aiglé (GOTA-v) as the criterion variable. The mean values, obtained in the EPT-C dimensions of three therapists' clusters arising from the sessions' observations and codifi cation of emerging categories, were compared. Signifi cant differences were found in two EPT-C dimensions: Attentional and operative. These results are evidence of the concurrent validity of the EPT-C questionnaire.