Group climate temporally precedes member improvement in emotional cultivation groups for youth.

IF 2.6 1区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Psychotherapy Research Pub Date : 2025-06-05 DOI:10.1080/10503307.2025.2500506

Li-Fei Wang, Dennis M Kivlighan, Meifen Wei, Evelyn Yan Yi Koay, Chia-Yi Ho

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AbstractObjective: This study investigated group climate dynamics and their impact on social adjustment in therapy groups for youth. Method: A total of 536 children and adolescents who were significantly depressed compared to norms, participated in 95 therapy groups in Taiwanese schools. We employed dynamic structural equation modeling to analyze session-to-session associations of group engagement and conflict and their effects on weekly changes in social adjustment, as rated by group members and leaders. Results: Contrary to our hypothesis, no reciprocal association was found between engagement and social adjustment. However, previous session engagement (b = 0.81, 95% CI [0.553, 1.075]) and conflict (b = 1.14, 95% CI [0.825, 1.515]) were positively associated with current social adjustment in the current week. A negative association was identified between prior engagement and current conflict (b = -0.61, 95% CI [-0.923, -0.351]), while previous conflict positively influenced current engagement (b = 1.53, 95% CI [1.116, 2.029]), suggesting a negative feedback loop (e.g., high engagement leads to low conflict, which leads to low engagement, which leads to high conflict, which leads to high engagement) that maintains group climate stability. Conclusions: Group climate plays a crucial role in youth group therapy, influencing members' social adjustment and demonstrating a dynamic interplay that supports climate homeostasis.

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在青少年情绪培养小组中，团体气氛暂时先于成员的改善。

摘要目的：探讨青少年心理治疗群体的群体气候动态及其对社会适应的影响。方法：台湾地区学校95个治疗组共536名抑郁症状显著的儿童青少年。我们采用动态结构方程模型来分析群体参与和冲突的会话间关联，以及它们对群体成员和领导者每周社会适应变化的影响。结果：与我们的假设相反，敬业度与社会适应之间没有相互关联。然而，之前的会话参与（b = 0.81, 95% CI[0.553, 1.075]）和冲突（b = 1.14, 95% CI[0.825, 1.515]）与当周当前的社会适应呈正相关。先前的参与与当前的冲突之间存在负相关（b = -0.61, 95% CI[-0.923, -0.351]），而先前的冲突对当前的参与有积极影响（b = 1.53, 95% CI[1.116, 2.029]），这表明存在一个维持群体气候稳定的负反馈循环（例如，高参与导致低冲突，低冲突导致低参与，低参与导致高冲突，高冲突导致高参与）。结论：群体气候在青年群体治疗中起着至关重要的作用，影响着成员的社会适应，并表现出支持气候稳态的动态相互作用。

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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.