Beliefs About Psychological Services (BAPS): development and psychometric properties |
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Authors: | Stefanía Ægisdóttir Lawrence H Gerstein |
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Institution: | Department of Counseling Psychology , Ball State University , Indiana, USA |
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Abstract: | A scale to measure attitudes towards seeking psychological help was developed (Beliefs About Psychological Services BAPS]) and evaluated. This scale was based on items gathered from students, colleagues, and the authors when asked about common positive and negative attitudes toward psychologists and their services. Items were also based on the Fischer and Turner (1970 Fischer, EH and Turner, JLeB. 1970. Orientations to seeking professional help: Development and research utility of an attitude scale. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 35: 79–90. Crossref], PubMed], Web of Science ®] Google Scholar]) Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Services (ATSPPH) measure. Three studies are reported describing the construction and evaluation of the psychometric properties of the BAPS. The BAPS is an 18-item measure consisting of three subscales: Intent, Stigma Tolerance, and Expertness. Support was found for the reliability and validity of the measure. |
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Keywords: | psychotherapy counselling psychological help attitudes beliefs |
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