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Therapeutic alliance in couples therapy: the influence of gender, who initiated therapy, split alliance, and the presenting problem

Delaney, Robin Ostrom
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1155693036

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2006, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Human Development and Family Science.
Therapeutic alliance is an essential component of successful therapy. All forms of individual psychotherapy have demonstrated a connection between outcome and therapeutic alliance. Despite the fact that therapeutic alliance is an acknowledged area of importance in individual therapy, little research has been conducted regarding how gender, the initiation of therapy, a split alliance, and the type of presenting problem impact outcome and alliance in couples therapy. It was the specific aim of this study to determine how those factors impacted therapeutic alliance for clients in couples therapy. Results of this study indicated that many couples dropped out of therapy, women initiated therapy more often than men, split alliances did impact outcome, and whose therapeutic alliance was different, higher or lower, mattered more than how different. This study demonstrated that who initiated therapy and the type of presenting problem (a couple problem versus an individual problem) did not impact therapeutic alliance in couples therapy. Possible explanations and further hypotheses are explored and areas of future research are suggested. Strengths and limitations are identified and clinical implications are noted.
Julianne Serovich (Advisor)
88 p.
Health Sciences, Mental Health
therapeutic alliance; couples therapy; split alliance

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  • Delaney, R. O. (2006). Therapeutic alliance in couples therapy: the influence of gender, who initiated therapy, split alliance, and the presenting problem [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1155693036

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Delaney, Robin. Therapeutic alliance in couples therapy: the influence of gender, who initiated therapy, split alliance, and the presenting problem. 2006. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1155693036.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Delaney, Robin. "Therapeutic alliance in couples therapy: the influence of gender, who initiated therapy, split alliance, and the presenting problem." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1155693036

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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