Time-series panel analysis (TSPA): Multivariate modeling of temporal associations in psychotherapy process

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 828-838

  Ramseyer, Fabian ^a   Kupper, Zeno ^a   Caspar, Franz ^a   Znoj, Hansjörg ^a   Tschacher, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mechanisms of change; Psychotherapy process; Self efficacy; Time series panel analysis (TSPA); Vector auto regression (VAR)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SYSTEMS THEORY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES PANEL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VECTOR AUTO REGRESSION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; FEMALE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; SELF REPORT; TIME;

ADULT; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF EFFICACY; SELF REPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84907954087     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037168     Document Type: Article

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