Table 4.
Criterion validity correlations with patient demographics, diagnoses, and objective therapy characteristics.
| Criterion Variable | Positive Affect | Negative Affect |
|---|---|---|
| Age | .09* | –.20*** |
| Biological sex | –.04 | .07 |
| Gender | –.05 | .07 |
| Education | .13** | –.07 |
| 4-year degree – High school graduate | 2.15* a | –1.04 a |
| 4-year degree – Some college | 1.27** a | –.79 a |
| Ethnicity | –.02 | .07 |
| Average correlation matrix | .07 | .10 |
| Any psychiatric disorder | .14** | –.10 |
| Any anxiety disorder | .06 | .01 |
| Any (unipolar) depressive disorder | .06 | –.02 |
| Any trauma- and stressor-related disorders | .08 | –.01 |
| Any neurodevelopmental disorder | .09 | –.04 |
| Any bipolar or related disorder | –.01 | .00 |
| Any eating disorder | .04 | .06 |
| Any disruptive behavior and dissocial disorder | –.02 | .04 |
| Schizophrenia or any other psychotic disorders | –.11* | .09 |
| Any other psychiatric disorder | .00 | –.04 |
| Any cluster A personality disorder | .00 | –.02 |
| Any cluster B personality disorder | –.02 | .14** |
| Any cluster C personality disorder | .04 | .03 |
| Average correlation matrix b | .04 | .04 |
| Therapy length (months, ordinal; see prior table) | .20*** | –.15*** |
| Session frequency (ordinal, see prior table) | .12** | .05 |
| Session attendance | .01 | –.03 |
| Therapy location | –.11* | .03 |
| Private practice vs. Public health institution | 1.27* a | –.86 a |
| Therapist’s sex | .02 | .02 |
| Average correlation matrix | .09 | .06 |
Coefficients are point-biserial correlations for dichotomized variables, point-biserial correlations for dummy-coded categorical variables, Spearman correlations for ordinal variables, and Pearson correlations for continuous variables.
a
ANOVA mean difference significant based on Tukey HSD post hoc correction. Positive values indicate that the scale ratings were significantly higher on average in the first group compared to the second.
b
‘Any psychiatric disorder’ excluded from the matrix.
*p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001