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Table 4. Predicting psychotherapists’ perceptions of psychological service quality for cancer patients
Domains Model ANOVA Regression
summary
R R 2 F DF Sig. Independent variable B Standard error β t p‑value
Psychotherapist competence 0.126 0.016 1.050 5 0.388 (Constant) 79.476 2.164 - 36.724 <0.001
Gender 0.981 0.717 0.079 1.369 0.172
Workplace −0.233 0.437 −0.031 −0.534 0.594
Years of experience −0.496 0.404 −0.069 −1.229 0.220
Specialization 0.142 0.435 0.019 0.326 0.745
Academic level −392 0.734 −0.030 −0.534 0.594
Communication skills 0.202 0.041 2.738 5 0.019 (Constant) 177.534 3.264 - 54.397 <0.001
Gender 0.583 1.081 0.031 0.539 0.590
Workplace −1.658 0.659 −142 −2.515 0.012
Years of experience 0.834 0.609 0.076 1.369 0.172
Specialization 0.780 0.657 0.067 1.187 236
Academic level −2.359 1.106 −120 −2.132 0.034
Note: (Constant) refers to intercept.
Abbreviations: R : Coefficient of determination; F: F-statistic; DF: Degrees of freedom; Sig.: Significance level (p-value), B: Unstandardized regression
2
coefficient; ANOVA: Analysis of variance.
for predicting psychological service quality. In addition, relationship with competence (B = 0.44, p=0.02), suggesting
the predictors are not statistically significant (all that gender plays a role in how competence is perceived or
p>0.05); the predictors do not significantly affect the demonstrated. Educational Level (Variable 5) also showed
dependent variable. The low beta (β)-values indicate a small but significant effect (β = 0.02, p=0.02), indicating
weak relationships between the predictors and the that therapists with different academic qualifications may
dependent variable. Similarly, communication skills differ in their perceived competence. Meanwhile, the
displayed a coefficient R of 0.202, which indicates a weak specialization of the specialist (Variable 4) and place of work
correlation, and a specified correlation coefficient of (Variable 2) had weaker or non-significant contributions
0.041, which corroborates the observed variance between to the model, suggesting a limited or context-dependent
the dependent and independent variables. The model also influence.
displayed a high standard error (1.050) and F-statistic On the right side of the figure, the model predicting
(1.382). However, the influence of both workplace and patient communication skills reveals that place of work
academic level on communication skills was found to (Variable 2) and specialization of the specialist (Variable 4)
be statistically significant (p<0.05), indicating that these had meaningful associations with communication ability.
variables exert a measurable impact on the dependent In particular, place of work was associated with a
variable. Specifically, the negative direction of the regression coefficient of B = 0.18 and a standardized
regression coefficients suggests an inverse relationship: β = 0.14, with p<0.05, indicating a statistically significant
As the professional setting becomes more specialized or effect. This implies that the working environment of the
demanding (e.g., transitioning from general to clinical psychotherapist may influence their ability to communicate
environments), and as the academic qualification level effectively with patients. Other variables, such as gender
rises, there is a corresponding decline in reported and educational level, appeared in the model but did not
communication skills. This may reflect increased focus reach statistical significance in predicting communication
on technical or clinical competencies at the expense outcomes.
of interpersonal communication, particularly in Each arrow in the figure is annotated with the
environments where workload or institutional culture unstandardized coefficient (B), the standardized coefficient
may deprioritize relational aspects of psychological (β), and the significance level (p), providing a concise visual
service provision (Figure 1).
summary of the regression analysis. These models help to
In the model predicting psychotherapist competence, clarify the distinct patterns of influence that background
gender (Variable 1) showed a statistically significant characteristics exert on both professional competence and

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