There is efficacy evidence for dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and positive psychology interventions. However, there is minimal research examining positive psychology constructs alongside psychopathology measures in clinical populations. Accordingly, this study examined these associations in a DBT intensive outpatient program (IOP). Participants included 39 adults enrolled in a DBT IOP who completed measures of depression, anxiety, stress, emotion regulation, hope, and self-compassion. Results indicated hope and self-compassion were higher in graduates than in dropouts and were negatively associated with psychopathology measures. The relationship between depression and graduation status reached practical significance but not statistical significance. Two self-compassion subscales, mindfulness and common humanity, were significantly related to the number of sessions attended in this brief program. These findings indicate positive psychology measures possess utility within clinical populations. To accurately assess treatment success, counselors should consider measuring both the pathological and the positive.
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October 2020
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October 21 2020
A Pilot Investigation of Positive Psychology Instruments and Dialectical Behavior Therapy Treatment Outcomes
Craig A. Warlick;
1 Department of Clinical Child Psychology and Department of Educational Psychology, University of Kansas
2 School of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Craig A. Warlick, School of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, Owings-McQuagge Hall, 213E, 118 College Drive, Hattiesburg, MS 39406. Email: craig.warlick@usm.edu
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Jonathan M. Huffman;
Jonathan M. Huffman
1 Department of Clinical Child Psychology and Department of Educational Psychology, University of Kansas
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Jonathan L. Poquiz;
Jonathan L. Poquiz
1 Department of Clinical Child Psychology and Department of Educational Psychology, University of Kansas
3 Potocsnak Family Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Kelsey M. Moffitt-Carney;
Kelsey M. Moffitt-Carney
1 Department of Clinical Child Psychology and Department of Educational Psychology, University of Kansas
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Thomas S. Krieshok;
Thomas S. Krieshok
1 Department of Clinical Child Psychology and Department of Educational Psychology, University of Kansas
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Leslie DeLong;
Leslie DeLong
4 Southpoint Family Resource Center, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
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Brynne Schellenger;
Brynne Schellenger
5 DBT Center of Lawrence, Lawrence, Kansas, United States
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Julia Leonard;
Julia Leonard
1 Department of Clinical Child Psychology and Department of Educational Psychology, University of Kansas
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Juliet Nelson
Juliet Nelson
5 DBT Center of Lawrence, Lawrence, Kansas, United States
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Journal of Mental Health Counseling (2020) 42 (4): 356–373.
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Craig A. Warlick, Jonathan M. Huffman, Jonathan L. Poquiz, Kelsey M. Moffitt-Carney, Thomas S. Krieshok, Leslie DeLong, Brynne Schellenger, Julia Leonard, Juliet Nelson; A Pilot Investigation of Positive Psychology Instruments and Dialectical Behavior Therapy Treatment Outcomes. Journal of Mental Health Counseling 1 October 2020; 42 (4): 356–373. doi: https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.42.4.05
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