%0 Journal Article
%T The Development of a Listening Scale
%A Diego Busiol
%J Research on Social Work Practice
%@ 1552-7581
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1049731516669591
%X This study presents the development and initial validation of a Listening Scale (LS) that was used to assess the listening skills of a sample of Hong Kong counseling professionals and the potential penetration of psychoanalysis among this sample. A total of 217 Hong Kong social workers, psychologists, and counselors were surveyed to develop and assess the scale¡¯s internal psychometric properties. Factor analysis confirmed a single factor structure for the LS, with 8 items. Internal reliability was good and discriminative validity was supported by comparisons with background information. The LS shows promise as a meaningful, reliable, and valid measure. The LS could be useful to assess important dimensions of the practice of counseling professionals and to better assist their client-centered practice, and as a formative instrument for use by counseling professionals. Finally, the LS can assess the penetration of psychoanalysis where the psychoanalytic theory is not strong
%K psychoanalysis
%K counseling
%K listening
%K Hong Kong Chinese culture
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1049731516669591