Table 3 EBPAS-50 and EBPAS-36 items standardized factor loadings, means, and standard deviations in US and Norwegian samples

12

 Agency required

0.99

0.97

2.65

1.03

0.99

1.00

1.90

1.20

11

 Supervisor required

0.88

0.89

2.59

1.05

0.91

0.93

1.83

1.21

13

 State required

0.78

0.77

2.72

1.11

0.73

0.79

2.25

1.22

15

 Enough training

0.55

0.83

3.13

0.87

0.28

0.68

3.22

0.79

14

 Colleagues happy with therapy

0.56

0.71

2.74

0.94

0.34

0.68

2.62

0.89

10

 Makes sense

0.89

0.61

3.15

0.81

0.80

0.53

3.04

0.88

9

  Inutitively appealing

0.83

–

2.91

0.89

0.75

–

2.69

1.04

4

 Will try therapy/interventions developed by researchers

0.81

0.81

2.79

0.88

0.75

0.68

2.92

0.96

2

 Will follow a treatment manual

0.61

0.78

2.64

1.02

0.84

0.86

2.78

1.10

1

 Like to use new therapy/interventions

0.62

0.70

2.86

0.91

0.60

0.53

2.80

0.95

8

  Would try therapy/interventions different than usual

0.66

–

2.50

0.97

0.61

–

2.29

1.09

7

 Would not use manualized therapy/interventions

0.76

0.67

0.82

0.93

0.66

0.76

0.70

1.07

5

 Research-based treatments/interventions not useful

0.65

0.59

0.70

0.93

0.55

0.61

0.37

0.72

6

 Clinical experience more important

0.42

0.47

2.22

1.00

0.68

0.66

1.76

1.18

3

  Know better than researchers how to care for client

0.34

–

1.66

1.02

0.56

–

1.18

1.05

28

 Individualized treatment

0.90

0.92

1.35

1.13

0.71

0.80

1.21

1.18

29

 Too narrowly focused

0.79

0.89

1.42

1.11

0.77

0.89

1.08

1.05

26

 Clients with multiple problems

0.89

0.79

1.15

1.06

0.89

0.74

0.89

1.09

23

  Truly connecting with your clients

0.65

–

1.29

1.08

0.74

–

0.47

0.83

24

  Develop a strong working alliance

0.64

–

1.17

1.03

0.75

–

0.49

0.81

25

  Too simplistic

0.69

–

1.35

1.11

0.71

–

1.02

1.07

27

  Families with multiple problems

0.91

–

1.29

1.15

0.88

–

0.82

0.99

20

 Had a say in how I would use the EBP

0.80

0.79

2.89

0.91

0.58

0.67

2.96

1.01

18

 Right for your clients

0.78

0.69

3.07

0.92

0.34

0.54

3.42

0.73

21

 Fit with your clinical approach

0.65

0.73

2.99

0.94

0.90

0.62

3.12

0.96

16

  Clients wanted it

0.72

–

2.84

1.02

0.24

–

2.88

0.97

17

  Knew more about how your clients liked it

0.65

–

3.02

0.93

0.31

–

2.55

1.04

19

  Had a say in which EBP

0.81

–

2.83

0.98

0.49

–

2.96

0.95

22

  Fit with your treatment philosophy

0.58

–

2.78

1.00

0.88

–

3.14

0.98

31

 Looking over my shoulder

0.78

0.88

1.43

1.26

0.73

0.83

0.92

1.22

32

 Work does not need to be monitored

0.90

0.85

1.32

1.22

0.87

0.75

0.83

1.13

30

 Prefer to work without oversight

0.72

0.71

1.41

1.23

0.69

0.83

0.77

1.10

33

  I do not need to be monitored

0.71

–

1.24

1.26

0.88

–

0.99

1.18

35

 Positive outcome is an art

0.60

0.73

1.35

1.20

0.65

0.60

0.84

0.99

36

 Therapy is an art and a science

0.73

0.59

2.19

1.37

0.55

0.62

2.20

1.31

37

 Overall competence is more important

0.56

0.76

1.23

1.20

0.67

0.61

2.07

1.15

34

  Satisfied with my skills

0.77

–

1.60

1.35

0.19

–

2.09

1.03

39

 Can΄t meet other obligations

0.72

0.81

0.95

1.10

0.60

0.70

1.26

1.14

40

 How to fit evidence-based practice in

0.71

0.67

1.24

1.13

0.83

0.61

0.85

1.03

38

 Don΄t have time to learn anything new

0.51

0.57

0.65

0.96

0.60

0.76

0.77

1.04

41

  Cause too much paperwork

0.63

–

1.22

1.04

0.54

–

0.83

0.99

43

 Help me get a new job

0.89

0.98

1.94

1.25

0.99

0.95

1.47

1.30

42

 Help me keep my job

0.81

0.80

1.69

1.32

0.62

0.60

0.83

1.16

44

 Make it easier to find work

0.61

0.61

1.75

1.30

0.89

0.91

1.48

1.27

46

 Training provided

0.81

0.86

3.12

0.87

0.92

0.92

2.69

1.19

47

 Ongoing support provided

0.68

0.82

3.24

0.80

0.87

0.87

2.44

1.21

45

 Continuing education credits provided

0.75

0.74

2.89

1.04

0.67

0.61

1.75

1.35

49

 Feedback helps me to be better

0.74

0.83

3.23

0.82

0.93

0.96

3.56

0.81

50

 Supervision helps me to be better

0.68

0.78

3.27

0.83

0.63

0.72

3.58

0.81

48

 Enjoy feedback on performance

0.62

0.69

3.12

0.88

0.82

0.84

3.38

0.86