Omar Carlo Gioacchino Gelo

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  Dataset: Special Issue on Text Analysis within Quantitative and Qualitative Psychotherapy Process Research

  Omar Carlo Gioacchino Gelo, Silvia Salcuni, Antonello Colli
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  Article: Text Analysis within Quantitative and Qualitative Psychotherapy Process Research: Introduction to Special Issue

  Omar Carlo Gioacchino Gelo, Silvia Salcuni, Antonello Colli
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  ABSTRACT: The present paper introduces the special issue on Text Analysis in Quantita- tive and Qualitative Psychotherapy Process Research. The motivation for this special is- sue grew out of recognition of the following: (1) both quantitative and qualitative psy- chotherapy process research (PPR) make extensive use of text analysis (TA); (2) TA presents different characteristics that serve different aims in quantitative and qualitative PPR; and (3) researchers are not always fully aware of these differences in explicit and systematic ways. The present paper, together with the special issue it introduces, aims at stimulating a more explicit and systematic methodological reflection on the different ways in which TA may be used in quantitative and qualitative PPR. We first outline the general differences between TA in quantitative and qualitative PPR; then, we describe the extent to which the papers in this special issue illustrate these differences. Finally, we conclude by stressing that PPR may significantly benefit from researchers becoming more fully aware of the differences.
  Research in Psychotherapy: Psychopathology, Process and Outcome. 02/2013; 15(2):45-53.
• Article: On research methods and their philosophical assumptions: "Raising the consciousness of researchers" again

  Omar Carlo Gioacchino Gelo
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  ABSTRACT: The training and practice of both quantitative and qualitative research have focused heavily on research methods at the expenses of the philosophical assumptions underlying them. This situation, which reflects a lack of critical, self-reflective thinking, is problematic because it reduces the likelihood that scientists will self-correct or conceive viable alternatives. The present paper, referring back to a work of Slife (1998), aims to “raise the consciousness of researchers” about the assumptions lying behind typical quantitative and qualitative research methods. A brief introduction to quantitative and qualitative research approaches is given through the lens of my personal experience as a student and a researcher. The ontological, epistemological and methodological assumptions underlying different scientific paradigms are described, and the extent to which they provide a rationale for either quantitative and/or qualitative research is discussed. Some suggestions on how to sustain such a “raising of consciousness” within university academic settings concludes the paper.
  Psychotherapie und Sozialwissenschaft. 01/2012; 14(2):111-130.
• Article: Unconventional metaphors and emotional-cognitive regulation in a metacognitive interpersonal therapy

  Omar Carlo Gioacchino Gelo, Erhard Mergenthaler
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  ABSTRACT: This study investigates the relationship between unconventional (i.e., creative) metaphors and emotional-cognitive regulation in a metacognitive interpersonal therapy (MIT). The occurrence of unconventional metaphor was identified using the Metaphor Analysis in Psychotherapy (MAP) model, and emotional-cognitive regulation was assessed by the Therapeutic Cycles Model (TCM). The results showed that the dyad’s frequency of unconventional metaphors is significantly related to emotional-cognitive integration, reflective processes and moments of therapeutic engagement based on the quality of such regulation. More specifically, client metaphors were associated with emotional-cognitive integration and moments of therapeutic engagement, while therapist metaphors were associated with reflective processes. The results suggest that unconventional metaphors may be considered markers for different cognitive-emotional regulatory processes and moments of heightened therapeutic work and change in MIT.
  Psychotherapy Research 11/2011; 22(2):159-175. · 1.75 Impact Factor
• Article: Das Kognitive Inventar für Borderline-Persönlichkeitsstörung (KIB). Eine Untersuchung zur Reliabilität und Validität (The Cognitive Inventory for Borderline Personality Disorder (KIB): A study of reliability and validity)

  D. Braakmann, A Philipp, O. Gelo, S. Beisel, M. Hüppe, V. Sipos, U. Schweiger
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  ABSTRACT: Background: The Cognitive Inventory for Borderline Personality Disorder (KIB) was developed by clinical and scientific experts for measuring typical beliefs and associated behavioral and emotional symptoms. Objective: The psychometric characteristics of the KIB were investigated to confirm the results of a pilot study. Methods: The reliability, convergent and divergent validity, differential validity, and the sensitivity to change were assessed in two clinical (borderline personality disorder and axis I disorders; n = 150) samples and a nonclinical sample (n = 70). Results: Results indicate a high reliability and a high convergent validity, satisfactory divergent validity, good differential validity, and a satisfactory sensitivity to change. Conclusions: The KIB allows a reliable and valid measurement of beliefs and rules in patients suffering from BPD. Its main distinguishing feature is its focus on subjective functions of self-harming behavior
  Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie. 01/2011; 40:1-10.