TY - JOUR
T1 - The Systemic Therapy Inventory of Change (STIC) initial scales
T2 - Are they sensitive to change?
AU - He, Yaliu
AU - Hardy, Nathan R.
AU - Zinbarg, Richard E
AU - Goldsmith, Jacob Z.
AU - Kramer, Amanda
AU - Williams, Alexander L.
AU - Pinsof, William M
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a gift from the Dan J. Epstein Family Foundation to The Family Institute at Northwestern University. This study was presented at the 48th Annual Society for Psychotherapy Research Conference, Toronto, Canada in June 2017.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 American Psychological Association.
Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/9
Y1 - 2019/9
N2 - The Systemic Therapy Inventory of Change (STIC) is a multisystemic and multidimensional feedback system that provides therapists feedback about systemic domains of client change in individual, couple, and family therapy over time. The goal of the present study is to investigate the sensitivity to change of the scores of the STIC Initial Scales. In total, 583 clients who voluntarily sought individual, couple, or family therapy services and participated in a randomized controlled trial study were included in the study. Their pre- and posttherapy responses to the STIC Initial measures and corresponding validation measures for individual functioning, couple relationship, child adjustment, and family functioning were compared. The results support the sensitivity to change of the scores of the four STIC Initial Scales investigated: Individual Problems and Strengths (IPS), Relationship with Partner (RWP), Family/Household (FH), and Child Problems and Strengths (CPS). Of particular note, the IPS demonstrated even greater change over time than the BDI-II, BAI, and OQ-45. The discriminant validity of measuring change with the CPS was not supported. Thus, the STIC Initial IPS, RWP, and FH can be usefully employed to measure multisystemic changes in both research and clinical work.
AB - The Systemic Therapy Inventory of Change (STIC) is a multisystemic and multidimensional feedback system that provides therapists feedback about systemic domains of client change in individual, couple, and family therapy over time. The goal of the present study is to investigate the sensitivity to change of the scores of the STIC Initial Scales. In total, 583 clients who voluntarily sought individual, couple, or family therapy services and participated in a randomized controlled trial study were included in the study. Their pre- and posttherapy responses to the STIC Initial measures and corresponding validation measures for individual functioning, couple relationship, child adjustment, and family functioning were compared. The results support the sensitivity to change of the scores of the four STIC Initial Scales investigated: Individual Problems and Strengths (IPS), Relationship with Partner (RWP), Family/Household (FH), and Child Problems and Strengths (CPS). Of particular note, the IPS demonstrated even greater change over time than the BDI-II, BAI, and OQ-45. The discriminant validity of measuring change with the CPS was not supported. Thus, the STIC Initial IPS, RWP, and FH can be usefully employed to measure multisystemic changes in both research and clinical work.
KW - Measurement feedback
KW - Sensitivity to change
KW - Systemic measures
KW - The Systemic Therapy Inventory of Change (STIC)
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U2 - 10.1037/pas0000729
DO - 10.1037/pas0000729
M3 - Article
C2 - 31219281
AN - SCOPUS:85071261554
VL - 31
SP - 1107
EP - 1117
JO - Psychological Assessment
JF - Psychological Assessment
SN - 1040-3590
IS - 9
ER -
