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- Title
Stages of change and the working alliance in psychotherapy.
- Authors
Emmerling, Michelle E; Whelton, William J
- Abstract
This study investigated whether the working alliance mediates between the stages of change and symptom improvement. It also investigated whether progression to a higher stage of change was associated with an enhancement in working alliance and outcome scores. Fifty-six adult clients receiving counseling at a community mental health clinic completed measures after the first, fifth, and termination sessions. Using the Baron and Kenny (1986) and bootstrapping procedures, the working alliance was found to be a mediating variable. A multivariate analysis of variance indicated that clients who progressed from a lower stage to a higher stage reported stronger working alliances and more symptom improvement than those who did not progress. These results offer further support for the importance of a strong working alliance in psychotherapy.
- Publication
Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, 2009, Vol 19, Issue 6, p687
- ISSN
1468-4381
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1080/10503300902933170