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ERIC Number: EJ733926
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Aug
Pages: 7
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-006X
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A National Survey of Practicing Psychologists' Use and Attitudes toward Homework in Psychotherapy
Kazantzis, Nikolaos; Lampropoulos, Georgios K.; Deane, Frank P.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v73 n4 p742-748 Aug 2005
Homework assignments have been studied extensively in psychotherapy research, but there is little data on the way in which homework is transferred to clinical practice. A survey was conducted of 827 practicing psychologists nationwide regarding their use and attitudes toward homework. Overall, 68% of the present sample indicated that they "often" or "almost always" used homework assignments. Factor analysis revealed that practitioners have a range of attitudes that can be classified as reflecting the notion that homework has (a) a negative impact on in-session therapeutic work and (b) a positive effect on therapy outcomes. More positive attitudes were reported among those with a cognitive-behavioral theoretical orientation. Nevertheless, the use of homework among psychodynamic/analytic practitioners reported in the present sample was unexpected and suggests that theoretical and empirical work is required to examine homework's effects in a range of psychotherapy approaches.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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