Development and validation of a scale for measuring cultural beliefs about psychotherapy patients in southern Chile.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:Negative cultural beliefs about psychotherapy patients represent one of the barriers in the psychological help-seeking and treatment adherence. In Chile today, there is little research about specific beliefs towards this group, and therefore measuring them represents a challenge. The aim of the present study was to develop and validate an instrument to measure cultural beliefs about psychotherapy patients. METHODS:A mixed method design conducted in four stages was implemented. First, 32 semi-structured interviews were carried out to identify beliefs about psychotherapy patients in southern Chile. Then, a scale of beliefs about psychotherapy patients (SBPP) was developed and piloted in an adult sample (n = 109). Subsequently, the factorial structure of the new scale was explored in

SUBMITTER: Salinas-Onate N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7026340 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature