Discrepancies in Relationship Satisfaction and the Working Alliance: Application of the Latent Congruence Model.

Autor:	Welch, Tim S., Brosi, Mathew, Jessell, Ben, Shuler, Jordan
Předmět:	FAMILY psychotherapy MATHEMATICAL models CLIENT relations SATISFACTION COUPLES therapy INTERPERSONAL relations THEORY DESCRIPTIVE statistics DATA analysis software THERAPEUTIC alliance
Zdroj:	Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal; Dec2021, Vol. 43 Issue 4, p382-392, 11p, 2 Diagrams, 1 Chart
Abstrakt:	Although establishing an effective working alliance is an essential early task in every model of therapy, relatively little research has examined dyadic factors that predict the development of the working alliance. Previous research indicates relationship satisfaction predicts the working alliance in couple therapy. However, couples often enter therapy with different perceptions of relationship satisfaction which could impede the development of the working alliance or lead to a split alliance. We introduce the cross-informant discrepancies perspective and compare it to more commonly used dyadic analyses. We demonstrate the use of the latent congruence model to examine if the average and difference in reports of couples' relationship satisfaction are significantly associated the working alliance. We found the discrepancy between a couples' report of relationship satisfaction predicted a lower average alliance score but did not predict a higher alliance discrepancy. We also found the discrepancy in relationship satisfaction predicts a lower alliance for the male partner. Clinical implications and limitations are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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