The dialectical behavior therapy ways of coping checklist: development and psychometric properties

Neacsiu, Andrada D.; Rizvi, Shireen L.; Vitaliano, Peter P.; Lynch, Thomas R.; Linehan, Marsha M.

doi:10.1002/jclp.20685

Cited by 200Personality Disorders and PsychopathologyAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications

The dialectical behavior therapy ways of coping checklist: development and psychometric properties

Neacsiu, Andrada D., Rizvi, Shireen L., Vitaliano, Peter P., Lynch, Thomas R., Linehan, Marsha M.·2010·Journal of Clinical Psychology

DOI 10.1002/jclp.20685

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Skills training is a crucial mode of treatment in dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT; Linehan, 1993b), yet a psychometrically sound measure of DBT skills use does not exist. We adapted the Revised Ways of Coping Checklist (RWCCL; Vitaliano, Russo, Carr, Maiuro, & Becker, 1985) to create the DBT Ways of Coping Checklist (DBT‐WCCL). Using factor analysis procedures, two subscales emerged: one assessing coping via DBT skills, the DBT Skills Subscale (DSS), and one assessing coping via dysfunctional means, the Dysfunctional Coping Subscale (DCS). Principal component, internal consistency, test‐retest reliability, and content validity analyses suggested that the scale has good to excellent psychometric properties. In addition, the DSS successfully discriminated patients who received skills training during 4 months of treatment from patients who did not. Moderators of skills use are also discussed. The DBT‐WCCL appears to be a promising new measure of DBT skills use. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol: 66:1–20, 2010.

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The DBT-WCCL skills subscale has demonstrated adequate to excellent reliability and validity, including the ability to discriminate between treatment conditions that provide DBT skills and those that do not.
“The measure has demonstrated adequate to excellent reliability and validity, including the ability to discriminate from treatment conditions providing DBT skills versus those that do not (Neacsiu, Rizvi, & Linehan, 2010; Neacsiu, Rizvi, Vitaliano, Lynch, & Linehan, 2010).”
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Authors: Neacsiu, A. D., Rizvi, S. L., Vitaliano, P. P., Lynch, T. R., & Linehan, M. M.
Affiliations: University of Washington (US)
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
University of Exeter (GB)
Corresponding author: Neacsiu, Andrada D.
ORCID: Neacsiu, Andrada D.
Rizvi, Shireen L.
Vitaliano, Peter P.
Lynch, Thomas R.
Linehan, Marsha M.
Venue: Journal of Clinical Psychology
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2010-04-06
Volume: 66
Issue: 6
Pages: 563-582
ISSN: 0021-9762 (ISSN-L)
1097-4679
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20685
OpenAlex: W2110988035
Cited by: 200
References: 21
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FWCI: 2.82
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: Journal of Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords: dialectical behavior therapy, DBT skills training, coping, psychometric properties, scale development, dysfunctional coping, medication adherence
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Behavior Therapy, Borderline Personality Disorder, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Psychometrics, Cohort Studies, Young Adult, Checklist

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