Associations between interpersonal synchrony and clients' perception of session quality are moderated by depression severity.

IF 2.6 1区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Psychotherapy Research Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI:10.1080/10503307.2025.2462150

Dana Stolowicz-Melman, Dana Atzil-Slonim, Adar Paz, Eran Bar-Kalifa, Eva Gilboa-Schechtman, Ruth Feldman

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Abstract

Objective: Previous research has identified a complex relationship between client-therapist synchrony and therapy outcomes. We investigated the ways in which depression severity influences this relationship.

Method: The sample was comprised of 30 clients undergoing a 16-session supportive-expressive dynamic therapy for depression. Client-therapist interpersonal synchrony was assessed using the Client-Therapist interpersonal Synchrony (CIB) coding system during five pre-selected sessions. After each session, the clients evaluated their satisfaction with the session. We employed multi-level modeling (MLM) to analyze the data.

Results: Sessions characterized by higher levels of interpersonal synchrony were associated with better session quality, both within and between dyads. Depression severity moderated this association, such that the correlation between interpersonal synchrony and session outcome was weaker in dyads where clients reported greater depression severity.

Conclusions: These findings suggest that to facilitate effective synchrony it is important to consider the clients' level of depression.

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Psychotherapy Research PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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期刊介绍： Psychotherapy Research seeks to enhance the development, scientific quality, and social relevance of psychotherapy research and to foster the use of research findings in practice, education, and policy formulation. The Journal publishes reports of original research on all aspects of psychotherapy, including its outcomes, its processes, education of practitioners, and delivery of services. It also publishes methodological, theoretical, and review articles of direct relevance to psychotherapy research. The Journal is addressed to an international, interdisciplinary audience and welcomes submissions dealing with diverse theoretical orientations, treatment modalities.