Development and Initial Validation of the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms–34

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AbstractA short version of the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms–62 (CCAPS-62) was created via three studies. The final short version (CCAPS-34), which contains 34 items and 7 subscales, demonstrated good discrimination power, support for the proposed factor structure, strong initial convergent validity, and adequate test–retest stability over 1-week and 2-week intervals.Keywordsalternate forms reliabilityclinical assessmentconcurrent validitymental healthtest–retest reliability NotesThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/orPUBLICation of this article.The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/orPUBLICation of this article.Additional informationNotes on contributorsBenjamin D. LockeBenjamin D. Locke received a PhD from Boston College. He is currently the Associate Director of Clinical Services for Counseling and Psychological Services at Penn State University and the Executive Director of the Center for Collegiate Mental Health.Andrew A. McAleaveyAndrew A. McAleavey is a doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology at Penn State University. His research interests include quantitative methods of psychotherapy process and outcome.Yu ZhaoYu Zhao is a doctoral candidate in Educational Psychology at Penn State University. Her research interests include educational and psychological measurement and testing.Pui-Wa LeiPui-Wa Lei received a PhD from the University of Iowa. She is currently an Associate Professor at Penn State University. Her research interests include methodological issues of multivariate statistical techniques and applications of item response theory.Jeffrey A. HayesJeffrey A. Hayes received a PhD from the University of Maryland. He is currently a Professor of Counseling Psychology at Penn State University. His research interests include therapist effects in psychotherapy, therapists’ experience, and issues of diversity in the psychotherapy process.Louis G. CastonguayLouis G. Castonguay received a PhD from Stony Brook University. He is currently a Professor of Psychology at Penn State University. His research interests include psychotherapy process, outcome, integration, and training.Hongli LiHongli Li received a PhD from Penn State University. She is currently an assistant professor of Research, Measurement, and Statistics in the department of Educational Policy Studies at Georgia State University. Her research interests include applied measurement in education and quantitative methods.Robin TateRobin Tate is a doctoral candidate in Educational Psychology at Penn State University.Yu-Chu LinYu-Chu Lin is a doctoral candidate in Educational Psychology at Penn State University.