Development and validation of the solution-focused inventory

This is a member only resource

Become a Member » Log In »
Development and validation of the solution-focused inventory

Solution-focused coaching and solution-focused therapy are strengths-based approaches which emphasize people’s resources and resilience and how these can be used in the pursuit of purposeful positive change. The Solution-focused Inventory (SFI) is a 12-item scale with three subscales: Problem Disengagement Goal Orientation and Resource Activation. Three studies in this article provide support for the validity of the SFI as a measure of solution-focused thinking. The SFI negatively correlated with psychopathology and positively correlated with measures of well-being resilience and perspective taking. Test–retest reliability over 16 weeks was 0.84. Cronbach’s  for the 12-item scale was 0.84. It also demonstrates sensitivity to purposeful change in that participation in a leadership development coaching intervention was associated with significantly increased scores on the SFI whilst scores for the control group did not change.

Citation: 
The Journal of Positive Psychology Volume 7, Issue 4, 2012

Become a Member

The IOC is a global community of coaches.

Join

Contact Us

  • Institute of Coaching
  • McLean Hospital
  • 115 Mill Street, Mail Stop 314
  • Belmont, MA 02478
  • [email protected]