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Therapist Use-of-Self Orientations Questionnaire: A Reliability and Validity Study

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This article describes the development of the Therapist Use-of-Self Orientation Questionnaire (TUSO-Q), an instrument designed to measure therapists’ use-of-self orientations while working with clients. A total of 373 therapists participated in this study. Exploratory factor analysis in the structural equation modeling context revealed three different therapist use-of-self orientations: Transpersonal, Contextual, and Instrumental. The final model provided an excellent fit to the data. TUSO-Q scores exhibited satisfactory evidence of internal consistency reliability and construct validity. Implications for the scale’s use in clinical research and training are discussed.

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  1. ESEM was recently implemented in MPlus 5.1 statistical program (Muthén and Muthén 2007).

  2. Each of the three one-factor models (corresponding to the three TUSO-Q factors) provided an adequate fit to the data. Contextual factor model: χ 2(5) = 8.13, p < .15, RMSEA = .041, SRMR = .021, CFI = .992, TLI = .983. Transpersonal factor model: χ 2(9) = 19.76, p < .02, RMSEA = .057, SRMR = .026, CFI = .983, TLI = .972. Instrumental factor model: χ 2(5) = 7.20, p < .98, RMSEA = .034, SRMR = .020, CFI = .994, TLI = .987.

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Anderson, S.A., Sanderson, J. & Košutić, I. Therapist Use-of-Self Orientations Questionnaire: A Reliability and Validity Study. Contemp Fam Ther 33, 364–383 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-011-9146-6

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