title: Assessment of patient interpersonal behavior: Development and validation of a rating scale.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Patient in-session interpersonal behavior, as part of the therapeutic alliance, is an important aspect of the psychotherapy process and impacts treatment outcome. In the present study, the development and validation of a rating scale of patient in-session interpersonal behavior is described.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 10-item rating scale, the Assessment Form of Patient Interpersonal Behavior (AFPIB), was developed using an inductive procedure. The AFPIB was then validated in a sample of patients with hypochondriasis (N = 30), by having two independent raters assess patients' interpersonal behaviors shown in videotaped psychotherapy sessions (N = 60).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The AFPIB demonstrated good reliability and validity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Thus, the AFPIB seems to be a promising rating scale for the assessment of patient interpersonal behavior shown in psychotherapy sessions.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy , University of Frankfurt , Frankfurt , Germany.
authors.forename: Samantha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Richtberg
authors.affiliation: a Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy , University of Frankfurt , Frankfurt , Germany.
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jakob
authors.affiliation: a Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy , University of Frankfurt , Frankfurt , Germany.
authors.forename: Volkmar
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Höfling
authors.affiliation: a Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy , University of Frankfurt , Frankfurt , Germany.
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Weck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000628:therapy*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Prozessforschung; Rating Skala; Validierung; alleanza terapeutica; comportamento interpersonale; interpersonal behavior; process research; rating scale; ricerca di processo; scala di valutazione; therapeutic alliance; therapeutische Allianz; validation; validazione; zwischenmenschliches Verhalten