The therapeutic alliance in couple therapy: Patterns by treatment and sex in a randomized controlled trial of emotionally focused therapy and treatment as usual.

Autor: Fang M; Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA., Morgan P; Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA., Yzaguirre MM; Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA., Tseng CF; Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA., Wittenborn AK; Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.; Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Family process [Fam Process] 2023 Dec; Vol. 62 (4), pp. 1423-1438. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 03.
DOI: 10.1111/famp.12892
Abstrakt: The formation and development of the therapeutic alliance in couple therapy is a complex process and a key contributor to positive treatment outcomes. This study explored differences in trajectories of therapeutic alliance by sex and treatment condition among 24 couples randomized to receive Emotionally Focused Therapy or treatment as usual. The results identified a curvilinear growth pattern for alliance across both treatment groups. Female partners reported higher alliance than male partners after the first session across treatment groups, and female partners receiving Emotionally Focused Therapy reported higher initial alliance than female partners receiving treatment as usual. The rates of change for alliance did not differ by sex or treatment condition. The implications of the change pattern and differences in alliance formation by sex and treatment are discussed.
(© 2023 The Authors. Family Process published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Family Process Institute.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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