Methodological Limitations Do Not Justify the Claim That Same-Sex Attraction Changed Through “Reparative Therapy”

doi:10.4324/9780203057414-20

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Methodological Limitations Do Not Justify the Claim That Same-Sex Attraction Changed Through “Reparative Therapy”

ABSTRACT

The study by Spitzer suffers from substantial limitations that render his conclusions virtually meaningless. The main problems are methodological and relate to demand characteristics, sampling, lack of control, and validity of measurement.