Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: June 15, 2011
Last Modified: June 15, 2011 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements a computerized version of the Therapists' Attitude toward Sexual and Erotic Feelings Scale (TASEF) by Gewirtz-Meydan et al (2024). The TASEF evaluates designed to assess how therapists think, feel, and respond when encountering sexual and erotic feelings within the therapeutic relationship.
Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, Omer Lans & Lee Reuveni (2024) Lo(u)st in Therapy: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Therapists’ Attitude toward Sexual and Erotic Feelings Scale (TASEF), Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 50:1, 35-54, DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2023.2246477
3 minutes
19 questions on a 5-point Likert Scale, self report,
Four independent subscales:
Gratification (7 items): a therapist's positive affect towards a patient’s sexual attraction toward them Fear (6 items): a therapist's apprehension when encountering sexual feelings from the patient Aversion (3 items): a therapist’s aversion toward the patient’s sexual feelings Threat (3 items): a therapist's perception of risk or danger that erotic transference poses to the patient
File Name: tasef_summary*.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| computer.touch | 0 = device has no touchscreen capabilities; 1 = device has touchscreen capabilities |
| computer.hasKeyboard | 0 = no external keyboard detected; 1 = external keyboard detected |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
Subscale Scores: Average Score On Each Scale (Range: 1-5) |
|
| gratification | "ego boost"; ["q1G","q5G","q8G","q11G","q12G","q16G","q17G"] => high scores indicate 'high gratification for experiencing erotic transference within the therapeutic relationship' |
| fear | "apprehension"; ["q2F","q3F","q4F","q13F","q14F","q15F"] => high scores indicate 'high (emotional) apprehension regarding erotic feelings within the therapeutic relationship' |
| aversion | "revulsion"; ["q6A","q7A","q19A"] high scores indicate 'high degree of aversion/repulsion of dealing with erotic topics in the therapeutic relationship' |
| threat | "risk"; ["q9T","q10T","q18T"] high scores indicate reporting 'a high degree of cognitive risk calculations regarding transference and countertransference reactions' |
File Name: tasef.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject | Participant ID |
| group | Group number |
| session | Session number |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values) Scale: 1 (not at all) - 5 (Very much) no reversed scored item |
| q*_latency | How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited) |