Changes in self and object representations following psychotherapy measured by a theory-free, computational, semantic space method
Arvidsson, David ; Werbart, Andrzej and Sikström, Sverker LU
(2011)
In Psychotherapy Research
21(4).
p.430-446
- Abstract
- We propose a theory-neutral, computational and data-driven method for assessing changes in semantic content of object representations following long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy. Young adults in psychotherapy are compared with an age-matched, non- clinical sample at three time points. Verbatim transcripts of descriptions of the self and parents were quantified in a semantic space constructed by Latent Semantic Analysis. In the psychotherapy group, all representations changed from baseline to follow-up, whereas no comparable changes could be observed in the comparison group. The semantic space method supports the hypothesis that long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy contributes to sustained change of affective-cognitive schemas of self... (More)
- We propose a theory-neutral, computational and data-driven method for assessing changes in semantic content of object representations following long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy. Young adults in psychotherapy are compared with an age-matched, non- clinical sample at three time points. Verbatim transcripts of descriptions of the self and parents were quantified in a semantic space constructed by Latent Semantic Analysis. In the psychotherapy group, all representations changed from baseline to follow-up, whereas no comparable changes could be observed in the comparison group. The semantic space method supports the hypothesis that long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy contributes to sustained change of affective-cognitive schemas of self and others. (Less)
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- Arvidsson, David
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- 2011
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- keywords
- Object Representations, Semantic Space, Latent Semantic Analysis, Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Therapy, Long Term Psychotherapy, Young Adults
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- Psychotherapy Research
- volume
- 21
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 430 - 446
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
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- wos:000299430100005
- scopus:79960704045
- pmid:21623547
- ISSN
- 1468-4381
- DOI
- 10.1080/10503307.2011.577824
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- English
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