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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2013 Jul 9;39(5):304–311. doi: 10.3109/00952990.2013.799175

Table 1.

Mean scores on fidelity summary measures for therapist predictor variables and session type

Fidelity Summary Measure

Characteristics % Adherence
M (SD)
F value
Competence
M (SD)
F value
Empathy
M (SD)
F value
Global
M (SD)
F value
Overall N=32 4.76 (0.84) 4.81 (0.97) 5.08 (1.08) 4.91 (1.03)

Education
No Graduate Degree 50.2 4.62 (0.79) 4.64 (1.00) 4.92 (1.15) 4.71 (1.07)
Graduate Degree 49.8 4.91 (0.79) 4.98 (0.92) 5.24 (0.97) 5.12 (0.94)
27.06** 28.66** 21.49** 38.63**
Work Experience
< 5 years 17.9 5.01 (0.81) 5.24 (0.83) 5.38 (0.92) 5.33 (0.92)
5 years 82.1 4.71 (0.84) 4.71 (0.98) 5.02 (1.10) 4.82 (1.03)
17.75** 40.64** 15.71** 34.42**
Recovery
No 42.3 4.84 (0.85) 4.90 (0.99) 5.18 (1.02) 4.98 (1.04)
Yes 57.2 4.71 (0.83) 4.74 (0.96) 5.01 (1.11) 4.86 (1.02)
4.92* 6.61* 5.52* 3.07
12-Stepa
Frequent use 84.5 4.69 (0.84) 4.71 (0.97) 4.97 (1.11) 4.82 (1.03)
Infrequent use 15.5 5.14 (0.72) 5.35 (0.79) 5.69 (0.56) 5.43 (0.82)
35.93** 56.09** 57.24** 45.00**
Session Type
Group 51.1 4.99 (0.73) 5.16 (0.84) 5.06 (1.11) 5.12 (0.95)
Individual 1 21.7 4.67 (0.80) 4.52 (0.92) 5.00 (1.13) 4.72 (1.04)
Individual 2 16.4 4.45 (0.89) 4.43 (0.98) 5.23 (0.96) 4.66 (1.06)
Individual 3 10.9 4.38 (0.98) 4.32 (1.07) 5.12 (1.08) 4.69 (1.11)
28.48** 48.82** 1.45 14.11**
a

Classification of therapy approach was defined as a respondent reporting “much” or “very much” use (frequent use) of the specified therapy.

*

p-value < 0.05

**

p-value < 0.01