The effect of solution-focused versus problem-focused questions: a replication

In therapeutic conversations, questions can be considered as interventions in their own right. This study is a cross-cultural replication of Grant´s (2012) study on the effects of different types of questions on various clinically relevant variables. 204 students of a Spanish university described a...

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Autores: Neipp López, María del Carmen, Beyebach, Mark, Núñez, Rosa María, Martínez González, María del Carmen
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pública de Navarra
Repositorio:Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
OAI Identifier:oai:academica-e.unavarra.es:2454/27939
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2454/27939
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Solution-focused brief therapy
Solution-focused questions
Problem-focused questions
Self-efficacy
Negative affect
Positive affect
Cross-cultural replication
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Sumario:In therapeutic conversations, questions can be considered as interventions in their own right. This study is a cross-cultural replication of Grant´s (2012) study on the effects of different types of questions on various clinically relevant variables. 204 students of a Spanish university described a real-life problem that they wanted to solve and were then randomly assigned to either a solution-focused or a problem-focused questions condition. Before and after answering the questions, they completed a set of measures that assessed positive and negative affect, self-efficacy, and goal attainment. Solution-focused questions produced a significantly greater increase in self-efficacy, goal approach and action steps than problem-focused questions, and a significantly greater decrease in negative affect, providing further empirical support to solution-focused practices.