title: Why do psychotherapists participate in psychotherapy research and why not? Results of the Attitudes to Psychotherapy Research Questionnaire with a sample of experienced German psychotherapists.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Psychotherapy research needs to convince psychotherapists to contribute their time and effort to participate. The present paper describes the development and first results of the Attitudes to Psychotherapy Research Questionnaire (APRQ).
  
  
  METHODS
  The APRQ and additional qualitative questions about exclusion criteria for participation were filled out by a sample of 365 therapists (psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, and cognitive-behavioral) during an Internet-based research survey.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A principle component analysis yielded six factors: Benefits, Damage, Legitimation, Self-doubt, Effectiveness Doubt and External Reasons. Age, external reasons and benefits predicted willingness to participate independent of therapeutic school.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results show a changing trend to more positive attitudes to psychotherapy research. To be willing to participate in future research, therapists expected high quality designs, financial compensation, and personal gains.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt , Klagenfurt , Austria.
authors.forename: Svenja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taubner
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychology , University Kassel , Kassel , Germany.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klasen
authors.affiliation: c Psychologische Hochschule Berlin , Berlin , Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Munder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005858:Germany; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: attitudes to psychotherapy research; factor analysis; psychotherapists; qualitative research methods; validation