Influence of therapist and client behaviors on therapy alliance

Sarah Elizabeth Gellahus Thomas; Ronald Jay Werner-Wilson; Megan J. Murphy

doi:10.1007/s10591-004-1968-z

Influence of therapist and client behaviors on therapy alliance

Sarah Elizabeth Gellahus Thomas, Ronald Jay Werner-Wilson, Megan J. Murphy

Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment

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Abstract

This study considers the combined effect of therapist behaviors and couples' interaction dynamics on therapeutic alliance because it seems to be a significant predictor of successful therapy outcomes. We measured therapeutic alliance using the Working Alliance Inventory Observer Version (WAI-O) which includes three subscales: goals tasks and bond. We investigated the combined effect of therapist behaviors and couples interactions on therapeutic alliance. There were three significant findings: (1) the models better predicted therapeutic alliance for men clients than women clients; (2) combined consideration of partner behaviors and therapist behaviors provided the stronger prediction of therapeutic alliance; and (3) different variables predicted alliance for women clients versus men clients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	19-35
Number of pages	17
Journal	Contemporary Family Therapy
Volume	27
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-004-1968-z
State	Published - Mar 2005

Keywords

Couple negativity
Family therapy
Gender
Marital therapy
Therapeutic alliance
Therapist activity

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Social Psychology
Cultural Studies
Clinical Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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