Client-Rated Working Alliance Quality Relates to Perceptions of Therapists as Trustworthy Experts, Rather Than to Therapists' Positive Nonverbal Behavior

IF 1 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI:10.1521/jscp.2022.41.3.217

G. Keijsers, Arie de Vries, Ingeborg Hopman, G. Hutschemaekers, C. Witteman

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Abstract

Introduction: The present study sought a better understanding of the sources of client-perceived quality of the working alliance. Methods: At the end of psychotherapy sessions 3 and 5, 60 outpatient clients completed the Working Alliance Inventory-client form (WAI-c) and the Counselor Rating Form (CRF) measuring perceived therapists’ social power. At the same time, therapists estimated their clients’ WAI-c ratings (WAI-c-t). Also, frequency/duration of seven video-recorded positive nonverbal therapist behaviors in session 3 were coded. Results: WAI-c correlations with CRF were high (rs = .62 and .81) and WAI-c-moderate was (rs = .33 and .49). Nonverbal therapist codes, jointly (p = .64) and separately (ρs ≤ .14), were unrelated to WAI-c ratings, with the exception of Forward lean frequency (ρ = .29). Discussion: Client-perceived quality of the working alliance relates to therapists coming across as attractive, skilled, and trustworthy rather than to their actual positive nonverbal behavior.

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客户评价的工作联盟质量与治疗师作为值得信赖的专家的看法有关，而不是治疗师积极的非语言行为

引言:本研究旨在更好地了解客户感知工作联盟质量的来源。方法:在心理治疗第3期和第5期结束时，对60名门诊病人填写工作联盟量表-来访者表(WAI-c)和心理咨询师评定量表(CRF)，以衡量心理咨询师的社会权力。同时，治疗师估计他们的来访者的WAI-c评分(WAI-c-t)。此外，在第三阶段录制的七个积极的非语言治疗师行为的视频频率/持续时间被编码。结果:WAI-c与CRF相关性高(rs = 0.62和0.81)，WAI-c中度相关性低(rs = 0.33和0.49)。非语言治疗师代码，联合(p = .64)和单独(ρs≤.14)与WAI-c评分无关，但前向精益频率(ρ = .29)除外。讨论:客户对工作联盟的感知质量与治疗师的吸引力、技能和值得信赖有关，而不是与他们实际的积极非语言行为有关。

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