Yalom's 60 item Q-sort of curative factors in group therapy applied to parent training groups
This quantitative-descriptive study reports data regarding the nature of curative factors existing in parent training groups. The group therapy was administered in the form of Parent Training (PT) groups in seven sessions. The study sample was composed of 21 parents who all participated in the PT. T...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:7719 2023-10-01T03:57:37+02:00 Yalom's 60 item Q-sort of curative factors in group therapy applied to parent training groups Lawlor, Denise E. 1982 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/7719/ https://research.library.mun.ca/7719/1/Lawlor_DeniseElizabeth.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/7719/3/Lawlor_DeniseElizabeth.pdf en eng Memorial University of Newfoundland https://research.library.mun.ca/7719/1/Lawlor_DeniseElizabeth.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/7719/3/Lawlor_DeniseElizabeth.pdf Lawlor, Denise E. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Lawlor=3ADenise_E=2E=3A=3A.html> (1982) Yalom's 60 item Q-sort of curative factors in group therapy applied to parent training groups. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. thesis_license Thesis NonPeerReviewed 1982 ftmemorialuniv 2023-09-03T06:46:32Z This quantitative-descriptive study reports data regarding the nature of curative factors existing in parent training groups. The group therapy was administered in the form of Parent Training (PT) groups in seven sessions. The study sample was composed of 21 parents who all participated in the PT. Three PT groups were held consecutively between the months of May and November, 1981 at the Planned Parenthood Association office in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Data were collected by means of a structured questionnaire administered individually to all group members. The major component of this instrument was the Q-sort Analysis of Curative Factors (Yalom, 1975), which was a forced choice rank ordering of 60 items which pertained to 12 specific outcome or curative factors. -- Analyses indicated: 1) that these parents were predominately middle aged females of middle-lower class socioeconomic status, 2) they had at least one child between the ages of 5-12 years and 3) each parent came to group therapy with specific problems related to parenting with the hope of finding help. -- The Q-sort questionnaire provided evidence that specific curative factors were more helpful than others to parents who attended PT. The factors deemed as most helpful were: 1) ‘Instillation of hope’, 2) ‘Altruism’, 3) ‘Group cohesiveness’, 4) ‘Catharsis, 5) ‘Universality’, and 6) ‘Guidance’. The factors deemed as less helpful were: 1) ‘Interpersonal learning “output”’, 2) ‘Self-understanding’, 3) ‘Identification’, 4) ‘Family reenactment’, 5) ‘Existential factors’ and 6) ‘Interpersonal learning “input”’. Thesis Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository Canada |
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This quantitative-descriptive study reports data regarding the nature of curative factors existing in parent training groups. The group therapy was administered in the form of Parent Training (PT) groups in seven sessions. The study sample was composed of 21 parents who all participated in the PT. Three PT groups were held consecutively between the months of May and November, 1981 at the Planned Parenthood Association office in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Data were collected by means of a structured questionnaire administered individually to all group members. The major component of this instrument was the Q-sort Analysis of Curative Factors (Yalom, 1975), which was a forced choice rank ordering of 60 items which pertained to 12 specific outcome or curative factors. -- Analyses indicated: 1) that these parents were predominately middle aged females of middle-lower class socioeconomic status, 2) they had at least one child between the ages of 5-12 years and 3) each parent came to group therapy with specific problems related to parenting with the hope of finding help. -- The Q-sort questionnaire provided evidence that specific curative factors were more helpful than others to parents who attended PT. The factors deemed as most helpful were: 1) ‘Instillation of hope’, 2) ‘Altruism’, 3) ‘Group cohesiveness’, 4) ‘Catharsis, 5) ‘Universality’, and 6) ‘Guidance’. The factors deemed as less helpful were: 1) ‘Interpersonal learning “output”’, 2) ‘Self-understanding’, 3) ‘Identification’, 4) ‘Family reenactment’, 5) ‘Existential factors’ and 6) ‘Interpersonal learning “input”’. |
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Yalom's 60 item Q-sort of curative factors in group therapy applied to parent training groups |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/7719/1/Lawlor_DeniseElizabeth.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/7719/3/Lawlor_DeniseElizabeth.pdf Lawlor, Denise E. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Lawlor=3ADenise_E=2E=3A=3A.html> (1982) Yalom's 60 item Q-sort of curative factors in group therapy applied to parent training groups. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
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