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Contents of It's not All in Your Head by Asmundson and Taylor

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health. The Internet-based version <strong>of</strong> this test was used <strong>and</strong> data was collected <strong>and</strong> scored<br />

via a secure, password protected website, AmIHealthy.com.<br />

The Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 (CSQ-8; Larsen et al., 1979) was used to<br />

assess participants‘ satisfaction with the treatment conditions (Attkisson et al., 2000). The<br />

CSQ-8 is an 8-item measure <strong>of</strong> satisfaction with the quality, k<strong>in</strong>d, <strong>and</strong> outcome <strong>of</strong> health<br />

or mental health services. Items are rated on a 4-po<strong>in</strong>t scale. An example question is,<br />

―Have the services helped you to deal more effectively with your problems‖ (p. 186). The<br />

measure also conta<strong>in</strong>s three open-ended questions about what participants liked, disliked,<br />

or would change about the service provided. Total scores on the CSQ-8 range from 8 -<br />

32 with higher scores <strong>in</strong>dicat<strong>in</strong>g greater satisfaction. The CSQ-8 has good to excellent<br />

<strong>in</strong>ternal consistency (� = .83-.93) <strong>and</strong> moderate to good convergent validity (r = .60 -<br />

.80).<br />

The Help<strong>in</strong>g <strong>All</strong>iance Questionnaire-II (HAq-II; Alex<strong>and</strong>er & Luborsky, 1996) is<br />

a 19-item self-report questionnaire that was used to assess whether participants found the<br />

treatment, their facilitator, or the <strong>Head</strong> Researcher to be helpful. The measure consists <strong>of</strong><br />

19-items <strong>and</strong> a sample item is, ―I feel the therapist underst<strong>and</strong>s me‖ (Luborsky et al.,<br />

1996, p. 271). Each item is rated on a six-po<strong>in</strong>t Likert scale rang<strong>in</strong>g from 1 (strongly<br />

disagree) to 6 (strongly agree; Luborsky et al., 1996). A total score is calculated <strong>by</strong><br />

summ<strong>in</strong>g the values <strong>of</strong> each item. Higher scores <strong>in</strong>dicate a better therapeutic alliance <strong>and</strong><br />

participants found the treatment <strong>and</strong> treatment providers to be more helpful. Scores below<br />

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