Table 2.

Means and Standard Deviations of Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale Scores by Predictor Variables

		Appeal		Requirements		Openness		Divergence		EBPAS total
Predictor	n	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Education level
Some college	10	2.45	0.47	2.13	0.61	2.53	0.61	1.53	0.80	2.40	0.37
College graduate	62	2.66	0.81	2.49	0.90	2.51	0.67	1.27	0.62	2.60	0.50
Some graduate work	35	3.04	0.64	2.83	0.70	2.75	0.88	1.47	0.81	2.79	0.47
Master’s degree	182	2.97	0.61	2.49	0.86	2.46	0.74	1.32	0.63	2.65	0.44
PhD/MD	31	2.89	0.72	2.09	1.09	2.41	0.79	1.37	0.82	2.50	0.53
Professional status
Staff	238	2.85	0.69	2.43	0.85	2.46	0.72	1.38	0.68	2.59	0.46
Intern	79	3.08	0.59	2.59	0.97	2.59	0.83	1.21	0.62	2.76	0.50
Primary discipline
Social work	101	2.89	0.70	2.39	0.86	2.51	0.76	1.23	0.65	2.64	0.46
MFT	106	2.95	0.65	2.43	0.91	2.42	0.69	1.43	0.62	2.59	0.47
Psychology	70	2.85	0.64	2.51	0.95	2.53	0.86	1.30	0.68	2.65	0.51
Psychiatry	5	3.40	0.89	2.67	0.82	2.95	1.01	1.65	0.68	2.84	0.51
Other	31	2.83	0.68	2.72	0.74	2.56	0.64	1.50	0.81	2.65	0.43
Program type
Inpatient	6	3.00	0.45	2.61	1.08	2.83	0.38	1.00	0.79	2.86	0.30
Day treatment	67	2.79	0.75	2.60	0.77	2.47	0.71	1.50	0.65	2.59	0.45
Outpatient	134	3.01	0.61	2.40	0.94	2.43	0.76	1.30	0.66	2.63	0.49
Case management	55	2.70	0.63	2.38	0.81	2.40	0.74	1.35	0.66	2.53	0.45
Wraparound	60	2.94	0.74	2.57	0.91	2.72	0.75	1.28	0.71	2.74	0.47
Organization structure
High bureaucracy	37	2.75	0.55	2.09	0.77	2.13	0.53	1.44	0.73	2.38	0.41
Low bureaucracy	285	2.92	0.69	2.52	0.88	2.54	0.76	1.33	0.66	2.66	0.47
Practice policies
No	254	2.86	0.69	2.46	0.91	2.49	0.72	1.38	0.68	2.61	0.47
Yes	52	3.12	0.61	2.58	0.76	2.75	0.71	1.19	0.63	2.82	0.44

Note. N = 322; n = number of service providers for each variable and may total less than 322 because of some missing data; M = mean; SD = standard deviation; MFT = marriage & family therapy; practice policies refer to having written policies regarding appropriate treatment for specific disorders.