Validation of the Treatment Motivation Scales for Forensic Outpatient Treatment (TMS-F)  

Oleh:

Drieschner, Klaus H. ; Boomsma, Anne

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Assessment vol. 15 no. 2 (Jun. 2008), page 242-255.
Topik: offender treatment; treatment motivation; treatment engagement; test construction; validation; multitrait-multimethod
Fulltext: 242.pdf (176.48KB)

Isi artikel

The validity of the Treatment Motivation Scales for outpatient offender treatment (TMS-F), a self-report questionnaire with scales for the motivation of patients to engage in the treatment and six cognitive and emotional determinants of this motivation, is evaluated in two studies. In Study 1 (N= 620), the construct validity of the TMS-F is investigated applying a multitraitmultimethod design with a therapist-rating instrument as the criterion method. All scales were found to have adequate convergent validity and acceptable discriminant validity. In Study 2 (N = 328), the criterion validity of the TMS-F is addressed. Applying covariance structure analysis, the instrument is found to predict therapist ratings of the treatment engagement of patients to a substantial degree. Treatment engagement is best predicted by the scales for Motivation to Engage in the Treatment and Perception of the Suitability of the Treatment and not by the scales for Distress and the Perceived Legal Pressure.

Opini Anda

Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini!

Kembali