Table 4 EBPAS-36 “Limitations” and “Balance” subscales across subgroups.
From: A web-survey assessed attitudes toward evidence-based practice among psychotherapists in Austria
EBPAS-36 “Limitations” | EBPAS-36 “Balance” | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | M, SD | MD, p-value | M, SD | MD, p-value |
Gender | ||||
Female (n = 183) | 2.64* (0.87) | 0.10, p = 0.449 | 1.45* (0.70) | 0.09, p = 0.413 |
Male (n = 54) | 2.54* (0.93) | 1.36* (0.65) | ||
Professional status | ||||
Licensed (n = 221) | 2.60* (0.87) | − 0.26, p = 0.242 | 1.43* (0.69) | 0.04, p = 0.815 |
In training (n = 17) | 2.86* (1.09) | 1.39* (0.64) | ||
Patient group | ||||
Adults (n = 119) | 2.59* (0.92) | − 0.06, p = 0.609 | 1.39* (0.68) | − 0.07, p = 0.433 |
Adults, children, adolescents (n = 119) | 2.65* (0.85) | 1.46* (0.69) | ||
Psychotherapeutic orientation | Kruskal–Wallis Test: p = 0.008** | Kruskal–Wallis Test: p = 0.108 | ||
Psychodynamic (n = 39) | 2.65* (0.89) | P vs. H: 0.16, p = 1.000 P vs. S: − 0.02, p = 1.000 P vs. B: − 0.57, p = 0.078 H vs. S: − 0.18, p = 1.000 H vs. B: − 0.73, p = 0.004*** S vs. B: − 0.55, p = 0.110 | 1.30* (0.67) | No direct comparisons because the overall test for this item showed no statistically significant difference across groups |
Humanistic (n = 121) | 2.49* (0.87) | 1.42* (0.64) | ||
Systemic (n = 48) | 2.67* (0.90) | 1.40* (0.74) | ||
Behavioral (n = 21) | 3.22* (0.75) | 1.76* (0.84) | ||
Pearson correlation | p-value | Pearson correlation | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | − 0.159 | p = 0.014** | − 0.103 | p = 0.112 |
Years of experience**** | − 0.111 | p = 0.100 | − 0.079 | p = 0.241 |
