LaFerriere L, Calsyn R
Am J Community Psychol. 1978 Jun;6(3):271-82. doi: 10.1007/BF00894357.
The present study compares the outcome of short-term therapy for clients who established thearpy goals with their therapists and clients with whom no formalized goal setting occurred. When compared to control clients, clients receiving Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) had significantly (a) more positive outcomes as measured by posttests of anxiety, self-esteem, and depression; (b) higher ratings of their own motivation to change; and (c) higher ratings of their own change as a result of therapy. Therapists perceived their GAS clients to have changed more as a result of therpy but not to have been more motivated to change than their control clients.
本研究比较了与治疗师确立治疗目标的来访者和未进行正式目标设定的来访者接受短期治疗的结果。与对照组来访者相比，接受目标达成量表（GAS）治疗的来访者在以下方面表现显著：（a）焦虑、自尊和抑郁的后测结果显示更积极；（b）对自身改变动机的评分更高；（c）对自身因治疗而产生改变的评分更高。治疗师认为接受GAS治疗的来访者因治疗而改变更大，但与对照组来访者相比，其改变动机并未更强。
